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Set location does not work on big objects

Hello,


I am currently working on a steel factory, with really big products.

When I generate the objects, these are placed wrong, with the wrong position and rotation. I can change the object's rotation, but whatever location I set, the flowitem just ignores it.


Is there any alternative way to set the item's location? Or am I doing something wrong?

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Thank you,

Manuel

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Felix Möhlmann answered Manuel Álvarez-Requejo commented

A queue has its own placement logic (that gets executed every time an item enters or leaves). If you want to control the positioning within a queue yourself, set it to Do Nothing in the Item Placement option.

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Manuel Álvarez-Requejo avatar image Manuel Álvarez-Requejo commented ·

Hi, It worked!

Now I have a similar issue. The crane believes it has to collect the beam at one point, which is incorrect. I manually make it travel to the correct point, but anyway, when it executes the load block, it travels to where it thinks it has to travel.

Is there a way to execute a load block without having the agent travel?

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Thank youb :)

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Felix Möhlmann avatar image Felix Möhlmann Manuel Álvarez-Requejo commented ·

You can set the crane (like other task executers) to not travel offsets.

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Alternatively, if you do want the crane to travel offsets in other cases, you can just use a Move Object activity (possibly together with a delay task to emulate the loading time).

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Manuel Álvarez-Requejo avatar image Manuel Álvarez-Requejo commented ·
Cool! And finally, is there a similar option for conveyors?

I am very sorry but I am not used to not working with the library flowitems and when I use different ones, I have a lot of issues :)

Thank you in advance,

Manuel

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Felix Möhlmann avatar image Felix Möhlmann Manuel Álvarez-Requejo commented ·

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "a similar option for conveyors". But I guess you might be looking for the Entry Orientation option on the entry transfer?

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If you want to align an item to either side of the conveyor, you can use the Translate Item option in the trigger of a decision point or photo eye.

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Manuel Álvarez-Requejo avatar image Manuel Álvarez-Requejo Felix Möhlmann commented ·

Perfect! Thank you very much!

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