How can i have 3 types in a current order

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Karol DS asked Nov 6, '20 Ben Wilson commented Nov 12, '20

How can i have 3 types in a current order

Hi!

I want to have 3 types of items going from 1 source. I want to have them in order 1,2,3,1,2,3,1,2,3.....and give them 3 colors(one for each type). I tried to do it by table or set "type and percentage" but it doesnt work becouse sometimes we have 1,2,2,3 or any another wrong order. How can i do it?

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FlexSim 20.2.3

flexsim 20.2.3 types in order

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Ben Wilson ♦♦ commented · Nov 12, 2020 at 04:15 PM

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Answer 1 · 2020-11-09T13:42:04Z

Patryk answered Nov 9, '20

You can do it in two ways.

The first way

You can set "Arrival Style" to "Arrival sequence". Then set number of row to 3 and add one label "Type" in sequence 1,2,3 and mark " repeat table" .

To change the color you should set in trigger "On Creaton" or "On exit" "Visual">"set color by case".

The second way

If you want use "Inter - Arrival Time", you should add number label "Type" =0 to the source. Then in triggger "On creation" in custome code you should write code:

/**Custom Code*/

Object current = ownerobject(c);

Object item = param(1);

int rownumber = param(2);

current.Type++;

int number = current.Type;

if (number > 3){

number = 1;

current.Type =1;

}

item.Type = number;

To change the color you should set in trigger "On exit" "Visual">"set color by case".

At the end in trigger "On reset " in cutome code write:

Object current = ownerobject(c);

current.Type = 0;

To always start to item.Type =1 ;

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