Hello everyone,
I would like to simulate the workload of employees in a part of our company. For this, I need a conveyor that does not run automatically. I would like an operator to be required to push the flow item across the conveyor. Unfortunately, I don't know how to implement this. It would also suffice if the operator is only occupied for the time it takes for the flow item to travel across the conveyor.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can achieve this? Thank you in advance!
I'd suggest to use a Process Flow. When the item arrives at a decision point it is stopped and an operator is send to travel to the item. When they arrive the item can resume. In the attached model I use the OnPreDraw trigger of the operator to set their location to stay next to the item.
Be careful with this though. The trigger only executes when the 3d model is open and a new frame is drawn. You should always set the location of the operator when they are 'released' again. Otherwise their position will depend on the framerate and whether the 3d window is open.
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