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How can i simulate a tractor-trailer in flexsim?

@Joseph Gillespie

Hi guys, I am trying to simulate an AGV network in which the flowitems are loaded into a platform (trailer), so then the tractor gets attached to the platform and performs the transportation task. So, lets say, the task executer would be composed of two elements (tractor and trailer). Does anybody know how to simulate this on Flexsim?

FlexSim 19.1.0
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@Felipe P2

Here are 2 examples of an agv using a trailer.

agv-trailer-load-and-unload.fsm

agv-with-trailer.fsm


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Felipe P2 avatar image Felipe P2 commented ·

Thank you very much!!

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Aldo G11 avatar image Aldo G11 commented ·

Hello @zachary.h, in your model "agv-trailer-load-and-unload" which I'm using; how can I change it in a different position for a different shape? I'm using a different shape but appears on the Task Executer like this:

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and I want the edited shape to appear on the Task Executer look like this:

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In other words; can the position of the axis "y" and "z" be changed from the already existing Process Flow and make every object created from the Process Flow stick to the modified "y" and "z" coordinates?

I looked onto the Custom Code and find out that the marked number changes the position only on the "x" axis, so maybe there's a part of the code that changes "yz"?

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Hope you see my question, and thank you in advance...cheers!

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Jeanette F avatar image Jeanette F ♦♦ Aldo G11 commented ·

Hello @Aldo G11,

This does not look like a trailer. Does it behave like one? What version of FlexSim are you using? Newer versions of FlexSim have more picklist options for setting the trailers. 1658777174179.png

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Aldo G11 avatar image Aldo G11 Jeanette F ♦♦ commented ·

agv-trailer-load-and-unload_1.fsmHaven't know of this function; I'm gonna try it and see what happens, thank you! Yes the behavior it's like a trailer, this is an example.

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