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Changing the 3D shape once a batch is finished

I would like to have the source finish a batch of parts and then switch to a different part type (change the 3D shape). Is there an easy way to accomplish this?

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frxfileserv1dncpersonal-foldersrobert-flatteryd126.fsm

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@Robert F2

You can do this in Process Flow. What are you batching, and where does the batch arrive at? How many in a batch? What does it change to? Does the finished product change or does the new product change?

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1) Source creates a batch of 300 parts of part type 1, a cylinder.

2) Each part is processed (changes color) and sent away.

3) Once all 300 parts have been processed, source begins creating next part type (different 3D shape, possibly a box).

4) Source creates 250 parts of part type 2....

This continues through 6 different part types and a different quantity of each part type is needed. What I need help on is changing the 3D shape of each part when the source creates it.

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@Robert F2

These aren't the correct shapes, but it should give you an idea of how to accomplish it. Instead of a source, I have a scheduled source creating tokens with a label, and then a create object task that creates an object that corresponds to the label.

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Thank you so much for your help Braydn, this will be very useful for me.

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