Adjust floor storage stacking

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Miguel V asked Oct 23, '24 Steven Hamoen answered Oct 24, '24

Adjust floor storage stacking

Hi, I have modified the forklift object to carry the product 2 wide by 4 high, the same way it needs to be stored. I'd like to store these stacks left to right in the bay then start on the second level. The second level would only have 2 stacks as shown below. I'm using floor storage right now but not sure how to modify it to achieve this stacking configuration.

Could I check if the last slot filled on entry was "Slot 3" then do set loc to the correct x and z coordinates and take y from the level below?

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FlexSim 24.1.0

floor storage stacking

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Answer 1 · 2024-10-24T07:00:06Z

Steven Hamoen answered Oct 24, '24

An option would be to use a second floor storage object and hide it and make logic when you can place it there

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Answer 2 · 2024-10-24T06:45:47Z

Felix Möhlmann answered Oct 24, '24

You could try using a rack instead of a floor storage. Its depth (y-size) would act as the "slots". For the upper level set a front and back padding for the slots, so the items are placed with an offset. Then also change the stacking order, so a slot fills front to back instead of bottom up.

Finally you can customize the appearance to hide the second level. For example make a copy of the floor storage visualization where only slots on the first level get drawn.

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