Bug in rack drawing?

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Craig DIckson asked Jul 18, '19 Phil BoBo edited Jul 18, '19

Bug in rack drawing?

I think I found a bug in the rack drawing code, specifically when using Advanced Dimensions. When I use Advanced Dimensions, and then later rename the rack, the rack loses all of the advanced dimensions and reverts to drawing using basic dimensions.

I was able to replicate it easily:

Start a new model, insert a rack. In the rack properties, go to Dimensions->Advanced Dimensions. Then for each bay, change the Level Location to 1. (We do not store on the floor in this system.) The rack will get taller since the first storage location is now elevated. Apply and close the properties.

Then, open the rack properties again. Change the name, and when you click Apply, the rack redraws itself to its original configuration, with the first storage location at level 0. And (of course!) Ctrl-Z doesn't work here either.

ETA I'm pretty sure that the same thing happens with changes besides re-naming.

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.1.1

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Answer 1 · 2019-07-18T20:54:56Z

Phil BoBo answered Jul 18, '19 Phil BoBo edited Jul 18, '19

This is an issue with the Dimensions tab. If all you change on the Advanced tab is the Level Location, then when you reopen the UI, it thinks it is using Basic Dimensions because all of the cell sizes are the same.

In 19.2, we have overhauled the Dimensions tab so that it is easier to use, and this issue is resolved.

In the meantime, you can workaround it by changing the size of any of the levels in any of the bays. For example, set the height of the last level in one of your bays to 1.01 instead of 1.

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