How to connect People to path network with People Module logic ?

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Patrick Cloutier asked May 23 2018 at 3:48 PM Matthew Gillespie commented May 30 2018 at 8:21 PM

How to connect People to path network with People Module logic ?

I created a model like in the People Module tutorial with the Process Flow but I'd like to use Network Nodes instead of Astar to control them. How can I connect the People to the Path and make them follow the path right from the first Entrance Door? I use CreatePerson to that door but that doesn't attach the person to the Node.

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FlexSim 18.1.1

network nodes people module path

Answer 1 · 2018-05-23T16:01:13Z

Matthew Gillespie answered May 23 2018 at 4:01 PM Matthew Gillespie commented May 30 2018 at 8:21 PM

Here are the two easiest ways:

1) Create the person in the Network Node connected to the entrance instead of the entrance itself. Doing this tells the CreateObject activity in the CreatePerson's inner flow to create the patient at that network node and to connect him to the network.

2) Use the reassignnetnode command. You could do this in a Custom Code activity right after creating the person, or you could do it in the OnExit trigger of the entrance. You would use code like this, (copied from the TaskExecuter as FlowItem pickoption):

treenode netnode = getnetnode(current, 1);
if (objectexists(netnode))
	reassignnetnode(person, netnode);

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Patrick Cloutier commented · May 28 2018 at 8:25 PM

I used the 1st method and it works when a person is walking alone on its own. But if its accompanied by staff, the staff doesn't follow the NN but the person does. And if I use a staff and transport, nobody uses the NN.

Any way to make them follow the NN?

When I try connecting it with a red connection, I get an error. I tried to use reassign and I get the same error.

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Matthew Gillespie ♦♦ Patrick Cloutier commented · May 28 2018 at 8:54 PM

A-connect them to a network node

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Patrick Cloutier Matthew Gillespie ♦♦ commented · May 28 2018 at 9:01 PM

That's what I did when I said red connection but I get the error: requested destination not reachable from the network. Traveler: Staff1 Destination: Person1

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