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Hi, I want to have a source that creates entities according to a date. But also, I want each entity to carry some information like Code, Processing Time and Type. It is possible to do that? And After, how I can use the information that each entity carry? For example, Each entity has their own processing time (according to the table), how I can use that procesing time in a server? Thanks for your help!!!

Hi Piet, the easiest way I see is to add a state variable to the entity (called: st_batchNum). This way you can assign this BatchNum to each pallet. Later you can find them all together with a search step using that st:BatchNum as a match condition. Rds.

I have several different types of entities. And I want to see the result if I change the distribution of entity types. EG: senario1: A:10, B:20, C:70 senario2: A:20, B:20, C:60 senario3: A:40, B:20, C:40 I want to run experiments for these 3(Actually I plan to run more and more) different experiments and check the results. I don't know How to do these experiments. Anyone has an idea? Thank you!

Hi, I have different type of entities queue up at an server output content waiting for a worker comes to pick them up for further process. After picking up, each entity will be sent to the corresponding location for further process. Ex: Product A goes to Server A, Product B goes to Server B ...etc. Can I pick up the entity based on the condition of capacity remaininig of the destination? Ex: Suppose we have 4 products A, B, A, C queue up. When the worker comes to pick up the first product A, he will check the capacity remainig of the destination Server A. If there is still capacity in the Server A, then go. If there is no capacity in the Server A, the worker go check the second product B and see if there is capacity in the Server B... etc. Can someone give me some idea how I can do this? Thanks for the help!

I think if you set the max to 30, if 14 are generated all 14 (or other <30 number) will enter the workers ride queue and will be transported. You could also keep the ride capacity at 1, model the 14 pallets as 1 entity (lets call this a shipment entity), have the worker move that 1 entity to the next location, and then use a separator to turn the shipment entity into some number of pallet entities. Attached is an example. example 9.23.22.spfx

You can use Unbatch and match condition. thanks! Unbatch one entity.spfx

Hello. I would need to create a simulation where the first and the last entities created goes to a different server than other. To do that I have created a node with to exiting path where the rule is a decide and the rule is entity.id == 1 || 150. But when I start the simulation the first entity created has the id = 18. How can I put that the first entity created as the .1 ?? Thank you

I would like to refer to the BicycleAssembly Simio Simbit as I'm using it as a reference to set up my own model. As I set the Initialization step of my model, I read the Orders table row by row, using a global variable called CurrentRowNumber. However, when an order entity is created, I would like to keep track of the row in the Orders table that entity is created from with a model-entity level state variable. However, I'm not sure how to do. I cannot just assign the value of this ModelEntity.State = GlobalCurrentRowNumber as the GlobalCurrentRowNumber continuously changes as the simulation runs. May I have some suggestion as to how to do so? Thank you

Heya, At the moment, I got a model in which trucks are following each other, and able to catch-up...till they reach a certain distance between each other. When they reach the desired distance I managed to set the same speed by using the following assign step: ModelEntity.Movement.Rate, new value: ModelEntity.NextEntityAheadOnLink.Movement.Rate. But whenever the entity ahead leaves the links, I obvioulsy get an error. So I would like to know how I let this entity check if there's any Entity ahead? Thanks in advance :).

Is there a way to label an entity with an ID (customer vechile ID) as it moves around the different maintenance shop? The ID is coming from an excel file. Thanks

Hi, I'm modeling an automated warehouse and I would like to know how can I only release an ítem to be processed if a release state (that the entity has) is set to true. Otherwise I want that entity to stay in queue until the release state is set to true (so it should be evaluating that condition all the time in order to know when it changes. Thank you in advance

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How do you use the transfer step to bring an entity from a path to another node. Currently at the reached end condition of the path I created a Transfer Step process that moves it to another node. I keep getting the error "The entity's current location '[EndOfLink] Path3' is invalid for attempting the specified transfer request". When I set From to EndOfLink I cannot fill any 'To' options. What do I do?

According to the reference guide, I can attach a status label to a model entity by first choosing the model entity and the creating the status label. It works for me, but not all the time. May I know if there is a way to fix this? My simio version is 10.174 Personal Edition. Thank you

Hello, I am modeling a range wherein if a workstation encounters a failure while processing an entity, that entity needs to be destroyed and can't simply wait for the workstation to be repaired and then continue processing. The real world application models a failure of a critical piece of gear on boat, which would have to cancel the mission and return to port for repairs. In my case the mission (the entity) cannot wait for the repair, it must be canceled and start the whole process again later. I am really struggling to implement a process where the entity encountering the failure is destroyed when the failure occurs instead of just waiting around. Thanks for any help anyone can offer!

Hi, How can I change a state variable of a flow entity? For example, I want to change the color (i.e. picture state) of the entity based on the flow connector that the entity enters. Any suggestions how to do that (apart from converting the flow entity into a discrete entity and then back to a flow entity)? Especially, because flow connectors do not have Add-On processes. Any ideas are appreciated. I have already reviewed the SimBits for flow library and could not figure out. Thanks!

I have one data table to create Order entities(based on SimBit - Entity by data table). Each order has properties such as type of Part and number of Parts. Each Order entity needs to reference a Part data table (based on SimBit - Leveled Arrivals) for that type of Part to create all the part entities for that order. Each Order type has an associated Part data table. I'm not sure how to establish the relationship between the order entity and the correct part data table. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hi, What is the best way to access entities in a queue and select entities of a certain type to be processed first? I want to do this dynamically as the model is running. Thanks!

Dear All, New to Simio and struggling with the following problem. I would like to model an entity to exit a server at its assigned time as a state variable for now, I know this: Every entity is assigned before exiting the source with a state variable (pick-up time): TimeNow + random value between 1 -5 I want to use this state variable to decide with an add-on process if the server can finish processing; TimeNow == pick-up time if not, the server keeps processing. In other words, the processing time of the server depends on the state variable of each individual entity. Hope someone has tips or tricks to solve this!

Hi Team, Good morning, I have a question that I need support. On my simulation under Planning tab then Entity workflow I see the Orders that I created, but also some other items that I don't know where those came from. that is using resources. for example, I highlight on the picture attached on red color. OrderWIP01 is waiting for the grinder [1] on the finish1_1, when I looked for it, I saw that is on Phx4.89. What is that Phx4.89? Phx4 is one of the names of the entities. but why does appear as entity and not as a Order? At the moment I looking for why to increase the output, as the simulation is giving me 17 unit per shift, but engineering said that it should be around 20. I want to make sure the simulation is done correctly. Thanks in advance. Regards, Htatton Arm-boom-draft-R1-test-092718-Test-Scheduled-3tacking.spfx

Hi all, I've got a vehicle on a fixed route that has a capacity greater than one. Each entity has a loading and unloading time of 15 seconds. Now I want to let the vehicle dwell for 20 seconds at a node, but only if it has at least one pick-up or drop-off. When there is no pick-up or drop-off, there is no dwell time. So, if the vehicle loads or unloads only one entity it takes 20 seconds. But loading/unloading multiple entities at one node takes the loading/unloading time required. For a pick-up I can dwell only if the RidePickUpQueue of the current node is > 0. For a drop-off I'm however clueless what to put in the "dwell only if" How to implement this logic? Thanks!

I'm new to Simio. I'm trying to split my original entity into two different parts. The goal is to have the entity be separated, with half of them having a different server processing times through the same server.

Hello, I'm trying to model a paint flow line where I have two servers in one line(series and not parallel). If one entity gets painted in server 1, then I want that entity to just pass server two without getting processed. If the entity does not gets painted in server one than it can get processed in Server 2. I'm not sure how I should put this logic in Simio. Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

Hello SIMIO forum I'm new to SIMIO and I am working on a project for a industrial company creating masts for street lights So far I have setup the production as showed in the photo but i have one problem. Carl-C-layout.spfx

One machine in my model needs to realize three type of failure event during the simulation. The first type of failure will happen every random.expo(3) minutes and need an operator to adjust it, the second type of failure will happen after every 100 entities be processed and need the same operator to deal with, the third type of failure is random.exponential(3) days and need engineer to repair. All the three types are independent occurred. How can I model this condition? Any suggestion will be appreciated!