how to maintain flowitem's orientation after rotating in conveyor

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GG asked Dec 30 2023 at 1:50 AM GG commented Jan 20 2024 at 9:47 AM

how to maintain flowitem's orientation after rotating in conveyor

how are you?

I want to rotate flowitems and maintain the orientation the flowitems approach to the finishline.

but they didn't. how can I fix this?

thank you for help.

Software Version:

FlexSim 23.2.0

conveyors flowitem orientation

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Answer 1 · 2024-01-04T12:49:45Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Jan 04 2024 at 12:49 PM GG commented Jan 20 2024 at 9:47 AM

Use the entry transfer to set the orientation to X-:

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GG commented · Jan 10 2024 at 6:34 AM

I changed it as you said in entry transfer, but the flowitem that rotated at the decison point still returns to before turning as soon as I move on to the next conveyor.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ GG commented · Jan 10 2024 at 6:33 PM

You can either rotate it on the next conveyor using a side transfer (but it flips during the side transfer) or if you wanted it to reverse down the next conveyor you can set the inline transfer angle to be greater than 90. Both examples in the attached model.

TruckRotOnConveyors.fsm

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GG Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ commented · Jan 11 2024 at 1:46 AM

Thank you very much.

Is there no other way but to put distance to 0 and turn it back in an instant?

In our system, the flow item rotates on the first conveyor and then transfers to several next conveyors. I'm inquiring because I think it may be too much to do the same every time.

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