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csmcdavid asked Vinay S commented

Is it possible to have an operator push a flowitem rather than carry it?

I have a hopper. I have a combiner. I use the hopper as the container and join the contents to create a load. This load is subsequently moved to another location via a forklift. The hoppers wait in a queue. Currently, my operator "lifts and carries" the hopper to the combiner. Can I create a visual where the operator pushes the hopper to the combiner? The same operator also lifts pallets to other objects.

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FlexSim 24.1.0
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Vinay S answered Vinay S commented

Are you expecting like this ?


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Exactly!

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How do you do this?

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Vinay S avatar image Vinay S csmcdavid commented ·

All you need to do in Operator properties. Pushitem.fsm .

Check this attached model. As showed in screenshot add a trigger onload set location to item as showed parameters. And in Operator section in properties set PushCart from Walk Loaded dropdown list.
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Logan Gold answered

Here is an example (PushCart_Animation_Example_24.1.fsm) of how to set the location of an item and change the animation of an Operator.

After the item is loaded into the Operator, I use a Change Visual activity (named "Set item's Location on Floor") to set the location of the item so it looks like it is on the floor.

Then I use a Run Animation activity (named "Run PushCart Animation") to change the animation of the Operator so it looks like it is pushing the item instead of holding it. I also use a Custom Code activity (named "Stop PushCart Animation") with the "Stop Animation" dropdown option that stops the PushCart animation after the item is unloaded into Queue2.


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Jason Lightfoot answered csmcdavid commented

When the operator loads the item you can try setting its z location to zero.

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How would you do this. When I set z in the flowitem settings, it does it once


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