Item get the wrong slot by using find slot

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Troy asked Jun 5, '23 Troy commented Jun 5, '23

Item get the wrong slot by using find slot

I create some boxes in floor storage. The floor storage was creating by code on run start. Then I want to find slot for boxes using query statement, and move the boxes to right slot, here is my model(I drag boxes to right slot):

The red boxes take one slot and they stack according to token.tier. The blue one takes two slots, and address scheme is below:

I run the model several times, then get different slots, and the red boxes do not stack:

For now, I have no idea how to fix it. Could anyone help me please? Any help would be appreciated.

floorstorage.fsm

Software Version:

FlexSim 22.2.0

floorstorage find slot

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Answer 1 · 2023-06-05T10:08:17Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Jun 5, '23 Troy commented Jun 5, '23

Why are you creating your storage onRunStart?

Some points:

An item cannot simply occupy two slots.
You're not setting your rack to use the address scheme. For that you would need:

floorStorage.setProperty("AddressScheme","DefaultScheme");

There are bugs with the slot stacking logic - you can change the stacking order to Z+ first and it should perform the correct stack of red items. Unfortunately this version is no longer scheduled for any updates so any fix would be in 23.0 or later.

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Troy commented · Jun 05, 2023 at 11:03 AM

Thanks for your help.

The storage data and quantity came from my database, so I try to initialize them on run start, is there a better way to do that?

How should I set the stacking order by code? I couldn't find the code demo in user manual, some properties, like "AddressScheme", how should I find the property name and parameters?

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ Troy commented · Jun 05, 2023 at 11:10 AM

I would initialize the storage space using a script that reads your data - so it will build/configure the space when you request it.

Instead of creating a new rack/floorstorage you can copy one that is already configured how you like it.

Open a property table from the Properties panel and you should see the name of the properties you wish to set:

So then you can see to set:

floorStorage.setProperty("SlotStackingAxis1","Z+");
floorStorage.setProperty("SlotStackingAxis2","None");
floorStorage.setProperty("SlotStackingAxis3","None");

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Troy Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Jun 05, 2023 at 12:21 PM

Thanks a lot, you just save my day!

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