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Lec 17B Promodel Tut
Lec 17B Promodel Tut
tutorial
promodel tutorial
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Step 1
Entities Click to View Animation
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• Create a New File
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– Select File New
Arrivals – In the “General Information” dialog box, type a
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model name…in this case we’ll type: Tutorial
Model
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– Click on the OK button
StartNew
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Step 2
Entities Click to View Animation
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• Build Background Graphics
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– Select from the Build menu,
Processing Background Graphics Behind Grid
– From the Edit menu, select Import Graphic
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– Change Files of type to Windows Metafile
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– Click on the file named tutorialback.WMF and click
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– Resize the imported graphic to fit in Layout window
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Step 3
Entities Click to View Animation
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• Build Locations Where Work Will Happen
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– Select Build Locations
Arrivals – Add four locations: Incoming_Queue,
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Turning_Center, Machining_Center and
Outgoing_Conv
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– Place each on screen and add text labels
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Step 4
Entities Click to View Animation
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Processing
• Add an Entity
Arrivals – Select Build Entities
Run Simulation – Add one Entity by clicking on the flat plate
graphic and rename it as Product
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Step 5
Entities Click to View Animation
• Add a Path Network
Path Networks
– Select Build Path Networks
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– Left click with mouse near one Location
Processing – Right click with mouse near next Location to
create a path segment
Arrivals
– Repeat last two steps, ensuring that path
Run Simulation segments start on the end of previous segment
View Output – Click on button labeled Interfaces…
– Click on each “node” (at end of path segments)
then click on adjacent Location to create
Interface
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Step 6
Entities Click to View Animation
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• Add a Machinist
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– Select Build Resources
Processing
– Add a Resource by clicking on the Machinist
Arrivals graphic
– Click on the Specs… button to open the
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resource specification dialog box
View Output – Select the Path Network named Net1
– Click the OK button
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Step 7
Entities Click to View Animation
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Step 8
Entities Click to View Animation
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• Schedule Product Arrivals
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– Select Build Arrivals
Processing
– In the Tools window, click on the Entity called
Arrivals Product
– In the Layout window, click on the Location
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called Incoming_Queue
View Output – Change the Arrival Frequency to 11.37 MIN
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Step 9
Entities Click to View Animation
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Step 10
Entities Click to View Animation
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• View Simulation Results
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– After simulation is complete, select Yes to view
Processing results (note that entities failed to arrive at
Arrivals Incoming_Queue because of its capacity limit)
– {View graphs and change graphing options as
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shown in animation}
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The End
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