Warehouse Racks and Aisles Pt 1
Create a Start and End process
Create two processes –
Rack Module 1
Rack Module 2
Select Rack Module 1 –
Change the timing
Capacity
Display settings
In Display Settings 2D/3D
Change the 3D Process Image
Size of the process
Rotation of the process - this may take some adjusting
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To connect a database to Simcad first switch to the Flow Properties tab
Select Model Extensions
Here click Define Database Connection
New Connection
Enter a Connection Name (PickSequence)
Click Define Connection
Next select MS Office 12.0 Access Database Engine
Here you will need to manually enter the file location, to do this select the file from your folder, right click and select Properties, shown here
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Switch to the Flow Properties tab
Go into Model Extensions
Select Define Database Connections and New Connection
Name it 'Internal' and select Save
Select it from the list and check Connect Database to Data Import Tables
Go into Internal Data Store
Select Manage Sections, create 'Warehouse' and 'PickSequence'
For 'PickSequence' add 4 columns:
OrderNumber - Integer
SKU - String
Quantity - Integer
PickedYet - Integer
Check Store section data in model definition
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Create
Start Process - 'Start Pick'
End Process - 'Order End'
Generic Process - 'MOD_Rack'
Select 'Mod_Rack', right click and select Convert to Base Module and then delete the process
Next use Auto-Create Processes to create as many rack aisles as desired.
Select Copy properties from the MOD process you created.
Be sure to enter a Middle as a naming convention
Reposition and Align the processes
Select an outside aisle and select Auto-Create Path
Select Vertical Single Side
Set the proper Path Direction
The proper Location for the Connectors
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Go into Objects and Containment
Create seven new objects:
'ContainerA', ContainerB', 'ContainerC', 'Item1', 'Item2', 'Item3', and 'Item4'
Select Components for 'ContainerA'
Add 'Item1' and 'Item2'
Set Min/Max to 0
Select Components for 'ContainerB'
Add 'Item3' and 'Item4'
Set Min/Max to 0
Select Components for 'ContainerC'
Add 'ContainerA' and 'ContainerB'
Set Min/Max to 0
Check Create Object Components when container is created
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