Forklift Visual Glitch for Z elevations

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JacksonG asked Jan 5, '23 JacksonG commented Jan 5, '23

Forklift Visual Glitch for Z elevations

I am trying to use a forklift to move a piece of equipment from one area to another. The Destination is in a different z elevation from the Origin. When it unloads the equipment, the item is then dropped off much higher than the elevation that is listed (I believe I have the elevation at 4m, but the item is show at a higher elevation). The elevation listed is at 4m, so I believe this is just a visual problem and not functional, but was wondering if there was a way to rectify this. Thanks! (Example model attached below.)

Forklift Function.fsm

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FlexSim 22.2.2

forklift travel

forklift-function.fsm (48.3 KiB)

Answer 1 · 2023-01-05T21:16:54Z

Jonah K answered Jan 5, '23 JacksonG commented Jan 5, '23

You're getting an odd behavior because the Unload activity places the item into a container, and a floor spot doesn't usually act as a container. I'd recommend using something like a queue because it is a container has stacking logic.

But if you're set on using a floor spot, I did find a workaround: Click on the floor spot, add a trigger > on entry, add > visual > set location. You then set the "object" (the one being relocated) as current.subnode[1].

This means that it will change the location of the first subnode (med cart 1) inside the current (floor spot2).

As you can see in the first image, I put the med cart at the (1, -1, 0) location on the floor spot. Here's the updated model for reference:

forklift-function-JK.fsm

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forklift-function-jk.fsm (48.4 KiB)

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JacksonG commented · Jan 05, 2023 at 09:29 PM

Thanks!

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