Primary Area

The primary area of the Authoring section provides commands for creating systems and operations, creating System-Manufactured Item scope, and managing system links and relations.

This page discusses:

General System
See Flyout for Creating Systems.
General Operation
See Flyout for Creating Operations.
Manage Scopes
Creates, deletes or reconnects a System-Manufactured Item scope.
See Defining a System-Item Scope
Assignment Manager
Manages Manufactured Item to Operation assignments using the Assignment panel.
See Managing Product to Item Assignments
Create Product Flow
See Flyout for Managing Product Flow
Create Precedence Link
Creates a precedence link between two operations.
See Create a Precedence Link
Define Production System Scenario
Defines a Production System scenario.
See Defining and Visualizing Simulation Scenarios
3D View
Displays 3D data related to PPR object in a dedicated panel.
See Using the 3D View in
Relations
Launches the Relations panel, which displays the selected object's relations with other objects in the current session
See Listing Related Objects in the Relations Panel

Flyout for Creating Systems

General System
Creates a General system.
See About Systems and Operations
Transfer System
Transports the product between systems.
See About Systems and Operations
Source System
Models the arrival of products into the production system.
See About Systems and Operations
Sink System
Models dispatching products from the production system processed by upstream systems.
See About Systems and Operations
Buffer System
Stores the products.
See About Systems and Operations
Existing System
Inserts an existing system.
See Inserting an Existing System

Flyout for Creating Operations

General Operation
Creates a General operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes
Loading Operation
Inserts a Loading operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes
Unloading Operation
Inserts an Unloading operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes
Transfer Operation
Inserts a Transfer operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes
Remove Material Operation
Inserts a Remove Material operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes
Source Operation
Inserts a Source operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes.
Sink Operation
Inserts a Sink operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes.
Buffer Operation
Inserts a Buffer operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes.
Interrupt Operation
Inserts an Interrupt operation.
See Creating Operations with Explicit Attributes.
Existing Operation
Inserts an existing operation.
See Inserting an Existing Operation
Existing Operation as Copy
Inserts a copy of existing system.
See Inserting an Existing Operation as Copy

Flyout for Managing Product Flow

Create Product Flow
Creates a product flow.
See Open the System Editor
Defining Detailed Product Flow
Defines a detailed product flow between two systems.
See Defining Detailed Product Flow