Trouble having intersections for horizontal and vertical paths

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Preet asked Feb 01 2024 at 9:14 PM Preet commented Feb 22 2024 at 6:03 PM

Trouble having intersections for horizontal and vertical paths

I am having trouble creating intersection when some paths and horizontal and some are vertical. Just like a mesh or rows and columns. I am not having success to create intersection between horizontal and vertical paths. I do not want to use elevators since the concept I am working is where small AGVs can travel horizontal as well as vertical. Horizontal and vertical paths are exactly align at X axis so there is no offset.

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FlexSim 24.0.1

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Answer 1 · 2024-02-02T12:28:01Z

Jason Lightfoot answered Feb 02 2024 at 12:28 PM Preet commented Feb 21 2024 at 6:34 PM

This doesn't look to be a supported configuration of automatic intersections. You should be able to connect them when using a path between each intersection rather than two crossed paths. This means more effort but you can code automatic path creation based on intersection points.

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Preet commented · Feb 02 2024 at 3:48 PM

Hi Jason! I tried to do that but I am able to join them on one side but not on the other side. You mentioned I can do it via code, can you share example script? That would be very helpful. Like a two horizontal lines and two vertical lines having 4 intersections.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ Preet commented · Feb 02 2024 at 4:51 PM

Just set up your table defining the paths

and then run this query in a script console:

Table.query("INSERT INTO Objects()  (Class, Name, StartLocation, EndLocation, AccumulationType, AGVOrientation, IsTwoWay) SELECT  Class, Name, StartLocation, EndLocation, AccumulationType, AGVOrientation, IsTwoWay FROM PathDefs")

giving:

Here's the example:

AGVpathBuild.fsm

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Preet Jason Lightfoot ♦♦ commented · Feb 20 2024 at 7:46 PM

Hi @Jason Lightfoot creating the path worked but when I create controlpoints on each intersections and try to move AGV on them, agv is not able to find the destination.

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Answer 2 · 2024-02-02T10:52:33Z

Joerg Vogel answered Feb 02 2024 at 10:52 AM Preet commented Feb 22 2024 at 6:03 PM

You can add a horizontal plane in your model. Draw normal path on it, which connects to other horizontal paths. Then you rotate the plane through a path as an axis.

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Preet commented · Feb 02 2024 at 3:47 PM

Thanks Joerg! That was my next step but wanted to see if there is any better way than that. Thank you!

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Preet commented · Feb 21 2024 at 7:54 PM

Hi @Joerg Vogel I tried this method as well. As soon as I rotate the plane with respect to Y axis, I see that it lost the itersections and AGV cannot find the path. Attaching the model. Also attaching two images (before rotation and after rotation). You can see that the intersections are not carried over.sample model.fsm

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Preet Preet commented · Feb 22 2024 at 6:03 PM

@Jason Lightfoot @Jeanette F @Joerg Vogel I was able to accomplish the goal using networknodes instead of path and control points.

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