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  1. What happens if a model built with Enterprise-only features is opened with Team Edition? Specifically, I have many states in tables for collecting outputs in my model. Can someone with only Team edition still run the model? Will they get error messages? Will they even be able to open the file? Thanks! Adam
  2. Dariusz, This is the same 'problem' as placing a server in a model and having the server seize a secondary resource for processing. As all the Simio objects are open, you can copy/subclass the server and see how it does this. In short, here's how it can be done: 1. Give a property to your machinery object of 'seize resource' or 'available worker'. 2. Create a process in your machinery object that seizes the resource property. 3. Create a process in your machinery object that will release the resource property when no longer needed.
  3. That depends on exactly what you want. If you want to combine *projects* together, then you can just create a new one, open the ones you want to copy objects out of as libraries, the go to the Project's Models view, and select either Copy From Library to Edit (if it is going to be a different object in just this project) or Clone From Library (if you really just want to "merge" the two, which is why this option exists). But if you want all components of both models to appear all together in a single model object, without using sub-objects, it is much more difficult. You can select all and copy everything in the facility view with one action. But for everything else you must copy and paste every individual component separately (e.g., each TallyStatistics Element, each Process, ...).
  4. Okay Thank you I will try that, I have attached a picture for the simplified example of my system in case the file does not open
  5. Cant open your model as I have a commercial license but it sounds like a similar problem I had. On the input buffer of each server, set the capacity = 0. Also, instead of using a storage queue, try using a system like the attached. You need to set the currenttravellercapacities of the paths feeding the servers to 0. Now, when an entity arrives at the node, park the entity. This will transfer the entity to the nodes parking station. Once capacity becomes available on a server, use a search block, based on any server's criteria to search the parking station for the correct entity. Once found, you need to set the currenttravellercapacities of the path feeding the servers to 1 and unpark the entity found. Unfortunately Simio does not have an ExitRankingRule for the queue.
  6. I will remind everyone that libraries posted in the shared folder are not supported Simio products. These are example utility libraries that someone felt might be useful to others. While we welcome suggestions and even enhancements, these objects are all open and the intent is that you can modify the behavior to meet your own needs.
  7. Cant open an academic model, but try investigating the routing group element, sequence tables and the setnode block. Also note that an entity has a priority and sequence property that may be used in conjunction with the routing group element. Mark
  8. Okay, cant open your model but I will try to explain.... Insert a Node on the floor where the vehicle is at the bottom of the lift....pos A -> f(x|y|z) = f(0,0,0)... Put an additional node at floor/Level 1...pos B -> f(x|y|z)=f(0,1,0)... and... Option 1: connect with a path where along vehicle can travel; in the vertical.... Option 2 : use a transfer block to move transporter between nodes.... Every time you direct the transporter to the destination node which is pos B...it will travel horizontally to pos A and then vertically to pos B... Use the shift->up key as a shortcut....This works....
  9. Hi everyone, thanks for your help unfortunately, Asagan, i couldn't open up your file. when trying to open the file it states that it may have been created using a newer version. but what i ended up doing, after watching the animation tutorial, was use command "add additional symbol" and downloaded a symbol from 3d warehouse that has a patient lying in the bed. this way when the bed is not occupied it shows the standard simio bed symbol, which is the empy bed, that is in the pull down menu, but once a patient is being processed at the bed it goes to the 2nd symbol which shows a patient in the bed thanks everyone, all the comments and suggestions helped me get the gears in my head going. thanks again....i'm excited to make progress on this model
  10. Thank you very much Mr. Glen Wirth. The suggested solution to the alternative routes worked very well. In our researches, we have to use more complex algorithms in order to both choose the machine and the AGV to be requested. For instance, I can choose which machine will be the next (from the nodelist) by using Fuzzy Logic and several variables at the same time, such as input buffers, output buffers, distances and so on. Is there some example of using the .NET code in order to define new rules, instead of simply the "Smallest Value First", etc? How can I insert these rules in my model? Regarding the "Schedule and Fire Events...Update states while model is runs" Example, I couldn't open the models, since that my Simio License is Academic. Could you save that in an Academic Version, please? Thank you for your consideration.
  11. Hello. Under my M.Sc thesis i´m building a catalog of Simbits to address several characteristics of organizational/information-based business processes/workflows that can be difficult to represent in a simulation model. One of the issues that arose was how to verify the Simbits, i.e, how to prove that the solution really does what i mention it does. For example, one common situation in workflow management systems is the ability of a human resource to redo some work-item (activity/task instance) after its completion. The technical approach in Simio involved a Server object to represent a given task and a Worker object to represent the human resource. The worker has a probability of redo entities at that Server. Therefore, my question is: What is the best approach to show that this solution really works? Using the animation capabilities of Simio with Plots, Pies, Status Labels? Using for example Tally Statistics to record how many times the Worker redone the task during simulation time? Using Experiments maybe? I´m open to read your suggestions. PS: After completing my work i would like to contribute with my Simbits. What i need to do?
  12. If you are using Sprint 86 or later, you can hold down Shift and then click on the Object References... menu item in your model to open the references dialog in a mode that allows you the change the versions it thinks it has. If you do that in your model, and change the "13" to "1" and then do a Check for Updates, it should update to version 12. Note that if you have references to Encomenda in *other* library objects, they ALL need to agree on what version you are using. So let's say: - Encomenda version 1 is used in object A version 1 - Object A version 1 is used in your model - Encomenda version 1 is used in your model Let's say you then make changes to make Encomenda go to version 2. If you then run updates, and *just* pick to update Encomenda (assuming Ecomenda and A were in the same library, both should have gotten versioned up when Encomenda changed), the model will be using version 2, but the A inside it will still be using version 1. When the model tries to pass an Encomenda version 2 to one of it's A instances, you will have a message like you got here. Do you know if your Encomenda object is used (or referenced via an expression) in other objects? If so, are they in the same project as Encomenda?
  13. This is my first time using this forum so I hope I am posting this in the correct section. I am currently busy with a problem involving the dust suppression program at an open pit mine. In open pit mines water trucks are used to maintain the condition of haul roads and reduce mine dust. Water trucks load water from refilling stations and traverse the road to spray water. After the water is exhausted, the water truck travels toward one of water stations for refilling and then continues to traverse the roads to satisfy the watering patterns. The water trucks run 24 hours per day.In practice the watering frequency of each road is related to the traffic intensity of haul trucks. The period of effectiveness, after the road has been watered, can range from 30 minutes to 3 hours. Regular light watering at approximately 0.3-0.5l/m2 is much more effective than infrequent heavy watering. To simplify the problem each road will be assigned a watering frequency (e.g. every 60 minutes) and a sliding time window (e.g. 10 minutes). The water can therefore be sprayed on the road within the given time window (e.g. 50 to 70 minutes). If the trucks service the road more frequently than every 50 minutes the road will be over watered and this can cause a host of problems. If the trucks water the road less frequently than every 70 minutes dust aggregation will start becoming problematic. In order to satisfy the water demand of the roads, it is possible that a truck waters a road segment first, then travels along the next road segment without watering it, and then waters another road segment. The road segment that a water truck traverses without watering is called a dead heading. A bidirectional road has to be watered in each of the two directions Empty water trucks are refilled at the refilling stations. A refilling station can serve a limited number of trucks at the same time. Also, a limited number of trucks can wait before being refilled. Hence, every refilling station has two kinds of capacities: the capacity for refilling the trucks and the capacity for holding trucks. If a refilling station is overloaded, some trucks need to be reassigned to a different refilling station. My main problem at this stage is how to model the dust aggregation on the haul roads. I started by setting up each road as a source server sink and then only displaying the server queue. The entities can then be modeled as dust clouds. The trucks then tend to the servers as operators. This still does not give the desired outcomes. I’m struggling to schedule the trucks to move on the shortest route and then return to the nearest filling station once they have depleted their water supply. Does anyone have any other ideas on how to approach the problem? Thanks for your help! Regards Carl-Gustaf Gericke
  14. The next three-day Standard Simio Training class, open to the public, will be held on July 9-11, 2013. The class will be in Herndon, VA, convenient to airport, hotel accommodation and area attractions. The fee for the class is $1,485 per attendee. More information on Simio training and class registration: http://mosimtec.com/services/training/ Contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Martin
  15. For those Enterprise users, you can use the spreadsheet import to build an RPS model. Just copy the attached files into the C:\Users\Public\Documents\Simio\Examples folder. Then open the RPsixampleForImportBlank.spfx. Use the spreadsheet import to load the objects and links from the RPsixampleImportWithTableData.xlsx (Updated spreadsheet on 2014-07-23 to fix 'LogResourceUsage' column name). The table data will be imported when you run the model since the data binding on all the tables is set to automatic.... 2016-01-27...Removed attachments....With Simio 8, the table structures have changed. We suggest taking a look at the following Simio Scheduling documentation and examples that are provide when you install Simio. C:\Program Files (x86)\Simio\PlanningAndSchedulingWithSimio.pdf C:\Users\Public\Documents\Simio\Examples\SchedulingDiscretePartProduction.spfx C:\Users\Public\Documents\Simio\Examples\SchedulingBatchBeverageProduction.spfx C:\Users\Public\Documents\Simio\Examples\SchedulingBicycleAssembly.spfx
  16. We have made lots of enhancements and additional features to this library. --It now supports limited blocking avoidance (one crane will move out of the way of another). --It supports acceleration and deceleration. --It supports a little bit of deadlock detection/prevention (but that is a huge field). --And it supports movement of cabs from bridge to bridge, even across buildings as permitted by the new style of Underhung Cranes. While Underhung Cranes aren't yet popular, they are really cool to watch (both live and animated) and there are many compelling benefits why we will start seeing a lot more of them. SO FAR, ONLY SIMIO CAN MODEL THEM! And since these, like all Simio objects, are open to view, you can see how this was done and use the same techniques to make your own compound objects like robots, lift trucks, and other mulit-part devices. Enjoy! (Requires Simio 5.86 or later) We are still anxious to receive your feedback on this library.
  17. Dave recommends going back to the source, which is definitely going to be the easier option. However, if you really want to get at the embedded models, open the Simio project file (my_awesome_model.spfx) like a zip using 7-zip or some other archive managing tool. In the Simio Project file, there is a "\Data\Geometry\" folder. You will find all of the custom (user added) symbols here. They are in S3D format. As I have never had to use these directly, I never felt a need to find what tool can open those. As for the Simio ones, they are all ssfx files (another format I haven't had to play with yet). They can be found in the Simio folder in your documents. Something like: "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Simio\Symbols"
  18. I have been running very large experiments that take a few days to run. Murphy's law seems to interfere through either power outages or automatic updates which can cost me a couple of days of computer time. So I found some code using autohotkey and modified it to work great with SIMIO. autohotkey is a free download and easy to use. The below code runs a loop which hits {control S} on the SIMIO window if it is open every 10 minutes. Persistent ;run a loop 100 times saving every ten minutes if your SIMIO file is open. loop, 100 { ;save file every 10 minutes MsgBox, Iteration number is %A_Index%. setTimer, AutoSave, 6000000,on AutoSave: IfWinActive, ;name_of_simio_file_without_spfx_extension Send {Blind}^s return } return
  19. Hi, I am getting a file corrupted message when trying to open the model. Is there something I need to run or compile beforehand ? I am using version 5. Mark
  20. We just noticed this. We will fix this in a future build. As a work around, open the Database Binding Screen. Once opened, specify "SQL Server" as the database type and then select the "Custom connection string" option. Once this option is checked, select "ODBC". Now you should be able to enter a custom connect string to your MySql database.
  21. The next three-day Standard Simio Training class, open to the public, will be held on February 6-8, 2013. The classes will be in downtown San Diego, CA, convenient to airport, hotel accommodation and area attractions. The fee for the class is $1,485 per attendee. More information on Simio training and class registration: http://mosimtec.com/services/training/ Contact me if you have any questions. Also look out for details on a Simio Standard Training class scheduled for March 2013 in McLean, VA. Best, Martin
  22. Many times, you are not sure if the port is open between the Simio GUI (client) and the Simio Network License Server. The program in the attached zip will allow you to test whether the port is open. Just unzip the CheckPort.exe from the attached zip file. Then run the program and enter the host and port. If you get a Socket Exception, you cannot connect to the server / port. If you get a message saying "Socket connect to...", the port is open. CheckPort.zip
  23. The Extended Flow Library discussed in this thread is now obsolete. Most of its objects are now integrated into the Simio Flow Library or included in the new Candidate Library: http://www.simio.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=1740 The built-in Flow library includes very powerful features and capability, but is currently limited in scope to just a few basic objects. While we are enhancing that built-in library based on your feedback, we have provided an extended set of flow-related objects. This library includes objects such as Solidifier, Liquefier, Filler, Extractor and Stockpile. A Solidifier can be used to convert a specified quantity of flow into discrete entities. A Liquefier converts a discrete entity into an outbound flow. The Filler is similar to a Combiner that combines input flow of a specified volume with a discrete entity and the combined entity departs the Filler. The Extractor is the flow equivalent of the Separator. It will separate a batch member entity from the parent entity, with the flow transfer of the batch member entity then discrete transfer of the parent entity once flow is complete. The Stockpile object is similar to a Tank with different animation graphics. ExtendedFlowLibrary.zip As we receive customer feedback on both the Flow Library and the Extended Flow Library we will probably build more of this type of capability directly into the Flow Library. But in the interim, hopefully this extended library will help in your modeling. Like all Simio-provided libraries, this library is open so you can look at how it was built, learn from it, and subclass your own objects to improve them. But unlike our built-in libraries, this is not fully supported (although we can provide some help) and we may not continue enhancing it, particularly if we decide to build this capability into the base Simio products. We are anxious to receive your feedback on this library.
  24. Here are some quick instructions: 1) You will need to have Microsoft Excel on your computer. 2) Download the "ImportsObjectsAndLinks.xlsx" and populate it with your model. 3) Extract "ImportObjectsAndLinksFromSpreadsheetAddIn.dll" from the "ImportObjectsAndLinksFromSpreadsheetAddInDLL_V5.zip" into a temp folder (e.g. c:\temp). 4) Right-click the assembly and select properties. Then choose to "unblock" button and press apply. (only needed for Windows 7 and later). 5) Copy "ImportObjectsAndLinksFromSpreadsheetAddIn.dll" into "C:\Users\\Documents\SimioUserExtensions". You might need to add the SimioUserExtensions folder under MyDocuments (C:\Users\\Documents) if it does not already exist. 6) Open Simio. Create a new Model. 7) From the Project Home...Select Add-In button, select "Load Objects and Links from an external spreadsheet" Choose the "ImportObjectsAndLinks.xlsx".
  25. I haven't done routing using tables, but I have definitely done server based decisions where each server had a row in the table. And things from server properties to parameters used within the server logic were also in the same row. The search step in conjunction with logic that tells you what the parent object you are in is.... works wonders. It is a staple form of modelling for me now. It is far easier to control parameter values from a table, than via the UI. As to the usage of the API... as you might guess... the API is not advanced enough to create or even edit models. All of the model development is done via the GUI, and a single experiment is created (with relevant properties to drive it), as experiments can't be created via the API either. The API is then solely invoked to change the parameters in the experiment, and run the experiment. The CSVs written out from the experiment are then sucked into the program, and processed and displayed in graphs or available to be spat out into pre-made excel sheets. This reduces the requirement of running a model from needing knowledge of excel + simio (quite a bit of knowledge is required here), to solely needing to run the one custom app and understanding what all the parameters you change do (API can't pull out definition descriptions). The custom app obviously uses the Simio API, but at no time requires the user to open the Simio GUI or touch the model directly. It won't mean much, but attached are a few screenshots of what kind of data we put in and get out using the custom tool. As you can see, you can add multiple scenarios in, and do the same kind of scenario comparison, and even look at what is happening Gannt chart wise.
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