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Apply new shape and location to moving flowitem.

Hey there,

I'm trying to change the shape, size and location of a flowitem that's already in movement, similarly to items in a conveyor, but using the SDK and C++.

tried using this setframe function and the set loc function but it simply didn't take effect.

for setFrame I used this:

setframe(item, getobjectshapeindex(otherItem));


Is there any other function I can use that will forcefully change the position and shape of a moving flowitem? Am I using setframe wrong?

FlexSim 23.0.1
flowitemmodule sdkdevelopment
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Jason Lightfoot avatar image Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented ·
If you're moving the item with a kinematic won't that override any changes that you make to the location?
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Patricia_brenny R avatar image Patricia_brenny R Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented ·

That's actually the goal, I have different shaped items that move in a chain effect movement, and I wanted the first one to to switch places and shape with the last one and resume from there. But I think I get what you mean, the setLoc is probably working but being overwritten...
Shouldn't the change of shape stick anyways, though?

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The setframe command needs the frame number (or name) related to that flow item's frame list- not the shapeindex number of another object - which is the global media index of the shape as show here:

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You can of course set the shape directly without reference to the frames using setobjectshapeindex()

Frame example attached.

ShapeFrameBottleTest.fsm


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Patricia_brenny R avatar image Patricia_brenny R commented ·
Thanks a lot! That helps with what I had in mind
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