For my simulation I would like for my operator to pick up the flow item from the queue, travel to a station(shape), and delay there to simulate setting up an item to scan. The operator should then take the item to the processor and load it onto the processor. What is the best way to do this in process flow and link to a 3D model?
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I am currently using a queue instead of a shape
There are a couple of approaches you could take with this, either driven by an Event Triggered Source or the use of a Subflow Task Sequence triggered by the Queue.
Attached is a model that does what I think you are looking for using an Event Triggered Source and Three Resources, one each for your operator, midpoint destination and processor destination.
Basically whenever the Queue wants to 'release' a flowitem (Send to Port Event) the Event Triggered Source will create a token that represents that flowitem in Process Flow. It will then flow through the activities, Acquiring the needed resources, executing the Task Sequence activities for the Operator and then releasing the Resources at the end. Note the use of a Wait For Event activity that listens fro the OnProcessFInish trigger as a signal that it's ok to release the Processor fro the next flowitem.
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