Factory Flow Simulation

What's New

Factory Flow Simulation Basics

Related Guides and Resources

Access to Content

Predefined Queries

User Interface

Action Bar

Setup Section

Programming Section

Analysis and Ouput Section

Context Toolbars

Context Menus

Getting Started

Creating a Factory Flow

Defining a Resource Zone

Associating a Resource with a Product Flow

Simulating the Factory Flow

Editing the Activity of a Resource

Adding a Product to the Factory Flow

Defining Flows

About Flows

Creating and Modifying a Factory Flow

Creating and Modifying a Product Flow

Creating Zones

About Zones

Adding Zones

Defining Resource Pools

Assigning a Resource to a Product Flow

Managing Resource Pools

Managing Activities

About Activities

Adding Activities

Associating a Task with an Activity

Defining a Probability Time Distribution for an Activity

Using Activity Sets

Managing Pathways

Generating Pathways

Managing Walk Paths

Creating a Collision Free Pathway

Defining Pathways without Footprint

Managing AGVs

AGV Simulation and Modeling Parameters

Managing AGV Traffic

Managing AGV Batteries

Managing Pathway Connections

Managing AGV Trains

Managing Over Crowding Zones

Using Resource Configuration

About the Resource Configuration Panel

About Planning Integration

Using Planning Integration

Managing Header Operations

About the Configure Resource Attributes Panel

Managing Resource Working Cycles

Managing Resource Activation

Managing Consumables

Managing a Mobile Storage

Duplicating a Mobile Storage

Resource Configuration Gantt

About the Resource Configuration Gantt

Locating an Object in the Gantt Chart Using Auto-Find

Exporting Gantt Chart Information to an XML File

Simulating Production Systems

Simulation Concepts

Discrete Event Simulation

About Simulation Charts and the System Performance Monitor

Displaying Simulation Charts and Exporting a Report

Simulating a Resource Failure

Creating Simulation Jobs in Batch Mode

Defining Conveyors

Simulating Power and Free Conveyors

Managing Conveyors

Adding a Product to a Factory Flow

Defining Shift Schedules

Defining Job Duration for Workers

Defining and Managing Item Positions

Defining Item Positions

Managing Item Positions

Managing Zones

Using B.I. Essentials in Factory Flow Simulation

Estimating the Warmup Time

User Logics

Logic Types

System Variables

Managing User Logics and User Attributes

Customizing Preferences

Reference Information

Offline Mode

Define Failure Dialog Box

Edit Failure Dialog Box

Edit Dialog Box

Edit Time Distribution Dialog Box

Simulation Options Dialog Box