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Operator not moving to a processor during setup time

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Hey everyone, I am trying to make the F operator work on processor M and simultaneously work on setup time of another processor (Processor1 to Processor6). But the operator does not move towards the processor which requires setup, he always stays at the processor M. I also want the objects traveling from Processor1-Processor6 to come back to M but they are not (this should happen in a loop of 8). Can someone please help me with this? Please help me understand what the different options I see for sampling the operator for setup time, I don't see how each of them are different when the simulation is running. @Joshua S

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When you assign an operator to help with setup time, they actually don't go over to a machine to help set it up in general. To simulate this you can add process flow activity block that will simulate the operator going over and help it setup. . Also you've changed the names of your operators which now do not match the reference names you are using to pick your operators in your processors. Some of your processors are also referencing operators by a center port connection but none of the operators are connected to any of the processors.

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Okay, sorry forgot about the changed operator names, got it sorted out now. So the operator generally doesn't go to the processor for setup but while analyzing the operator movement, does the pie graph indicate operator movement with setup time inclusively? What is a center port connection? are you suggesting that operator should be connected to each of the processors seperately?

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Sorry, I was completely wrong when I said an operator does not go over to a processor for setup time.

A center port connection is like and A connection, but you hold down s to make it. Center port connections are made to connect 3D objects like transporters and operators, but aren't connecting them port to port.

Could you upload your updated model?

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here you gosdfe.fsm

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