Need the ability to create a triangular prism as a flow item option.

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A Kamphaus asked Dec 5, '16 A Kamphaus commented Dec 6, '16

Need the ability to create a triangular prism as a flow item option.

The only way I have found to create a triangular prism in FlexSim is to start with a plane visual and change the visual display to column and then change the number of divisions to 3. However there does not seem to be a way to create one in the flow items. It seems strange to me that I can do this with visuals in the model but can't make a flow item.

[I am working with on a model of a manufacturing cell dealing with triangular steel tubes so it would have been easier to do this within FlexSim instead of having to create one elsewhere to import.]

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FlexSim 16.2.2

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A Kamphaus commented · Dec 06, 2016 at 01:40 PM

@Jörg Vogel

I was able to create what I needed using SketchUp. And while I agree that if you want something fancy it will need to be imported from elsewhere, I don't consider a triangular prism to be fancy.

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Joerg Vogel commented · Dec 06, 2016 at 06:00 AM

@Anna Kamphaus. Hi Anna, you could suggest to add a simple shape editor to Flexsim as an idea. At my workplace we tell our students they have to know, that they need the same time to build a model as to change the visual look. If you want that some parts in your model look realistic you must have the ability to use 3D catalogues, design shapes and add animations.

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-05T17:59:26Z

Joerg Vogel answered Dec 5, '16 Phil BoBo commented Dec 5, '16

triangular.3ds

triangular.3ds (805 B)

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Phil BoBo ♦♦ commented · Dec 05, 2016 at 06:05 PM

https://answers.flexsim.com/articles/19677/importing-3d-media-15.html

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