Workload Balancing Using Multi-Models

You can manage several root items in workload balancing.

Before you begin: Load a Multi-Model session, that is, a session in which several products (root products) can be realized by several items (root items). In this example, the manufacturing assembly structure has several root items with associated parts (Cylinder, Square, Triangle) and the system structure has two subsystems: S1 and S2.
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About Multi-Models
  1. Assign two scopes (Cylinder, Triangle) to the first system and two scopes (Cylinder, Square) to the other.
  2. Assign items to operations and give operations explicit names to the operations.


  3. Define a cycle time on the Root system.
  4. Using the Gantt chart, create time constraints between operations (restricting time constraints to each Root item).


  5. In the Visible Item(s) list at the top of the System Editor, select All Root items.
    3D parts are displayed on each of the two System tiles.
  6. Select Workload Balancing .
    All systems, operations, and root items are represented in the columns at their correct place in the Workload Balancing panel. A root item column only displays operations implementing items under that same root item, and operations that do not implement anything.

  7. Exit the Workload Balancing command and close the Gantt chart.