Animation of the Processor when it's waiting for an operator

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Pierre G asked Aug 29, '19 Pierre G commented Aug 30, '19

Animation of the Processor when it's waiting for an operator

Hi,

When a Processor is waiting for an operator to start its process, the item waits at the end of the Processor. And when the operator is ready, the animation starts normally.

Is there an easy way to change the animation to see the item at the beginning of the Processor when it's waiting for an operator ?

Thanks for your help.

Software Version:

FlexSim 19.1.1

processor animation

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Answer 1 · 2019-08-29T20:00:34Z

tannerp answered Aug 29, '19 Pierre G commented Aug 30, '19

Hi @Pierre G,

This may not be the simplest way to accomplish what you're looking for, but I set up a Process Flow activity to listen to Processor1. The activity creates a token that sends a message to the Processor. Processor1 has an "On Message" trigger that, with custom code, determines whether the Processor is waiting for an operator. If so, it moves the box to the other end of the processor.

Here's what the code block looks like. It's relatively short.

Let us know if this helps!

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Pierre G commented · Aug 30, 2019 at 07:10 AM

Thanks you for your help !

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