Reserving Space for the Resource

You can define space reservation, which helps in layout definition of all the resources and allocate space for detailing layout (Organization, Robot, Worker).

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About Resource Catalogs
  1. Select Reserve Space for resources and select a resource.
    Note: If the Resources have any children, or has 3D shape representation or a space reservation representation, the following error message appears:
    • Space Reservation is not allowed for resource having children.
    • A 3D Rep is already present.
    • A Space Reservation Rep is already present.
  2. Select a point on the layout flow where the 3D geometry for space reservation is created using Cross hair.

    You can choose three options:
    • Create a Cuboid:
    • Create a Cylinder volume:
    • Create a Volume of closed 2D profile. The profile should be 2D and not self-intersecting profile).

      You can create Cuboid, Cylinder volume and volume of closed 2D profile:

      • Select Reserve Space , and choose the rulers to edit parameters.
      • Drag the manipulations in X, Y, Z position. The minimum dimension should be 10mm in all the direction. The space reservation is created.
      • Press Esc to close.
      • Click Edit Parameters to edit the dimension of the space reservation.
  3. Select the manipulators and rulers to change the dimension of X, Y, Z position.
    If you select Cylinder option, a cylinder creates at the selected point on floor as its center and the manipulators appears. (To change the radius and height of volume).
  4. Change the default dimension of the cuboid or cylinder option in Me > Preferences> Factory Layout > Layout tab.
  5. Select Layout Visual Filter for layout to change the default color Blue and the default transparency to 0,
    You can hide or show property, transparency, and color.
    1. Select the color expander to change the color.

      The transparency and color applies to all the space reservation.

    2. Select Footprint and click Show option.
      Note: You can hide or show Footprint.
  6. Select the Set Color by expanding (to change the color).
    You can select:
    • RGB
    • HSV
    • HSL
    Move the slider to set the R, G, B, or select or enter the value for R, G, B or H, S, V or H, S, L. The transparency and color applies to all the space reservation.
  7. Press Esc.
    The Space Reservation is created under the selected resource. You can see the representation in the Properties dialog box.
  8. Select Edit Parameters to change the dimension of space reservation Volume.
    See Editing Resource Parameters
  9. Select the resource with space reservation and select resource parameters.
    Space Reservation is created.
    Note: A resource with footprint representation can have a Space Reservation too, if it does not have any resource under it.

    You can delete a space reservation by clicking Delete Reservation.