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Tecnomatix Plant Simulation 13

Hands On Workshop

Manufacturing Engineering Software Siemens PLM Software

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Release Theme: Productivity

Making Things Easier, Faster, Smarter….

Customer‘s Challenges

Short in Time More projects Shorter project cycles Increased data volume More need for collaboration Less tool specialists available

Plant Simulation 13 Productivity Gains:

Saving time while changing conveyor layout

Fast Drag&Dop import of CAD drawings as 3D floor plan

Simplified coding of custom controls Automatic compiler tool for migrating projects to simplified coding syntax New capabilities for fluid modeling Improved gaming-like navigation in 3D Operator moving freely on the shop floor PL wide Look&Feel

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PLM Theming:

Using the Planning View

PL-wide GUI Theming

Use common PL GUI theme, first introduced by NX

Fix 3D Planning / Top View

1:1 2D and 3D representation Easier positioning of objects Flip back to previous 3D view

Lesson 1

Activate 2D Planning View in a 3D Window

For some workflows a flat 2D view on a 3D scene can be helpful.

Follow the next steps to activate a fixed 2D view on your 3D simulation model:

1. Open a Plant Simulation model with 3D mode activated

2. Select or maximize a 3D frame window 3. Select the View ribbon

4. Activate the button Planning View

5. The 3D window content will be shown in a fixed top view

6. You can pan the scene but no tilting is allowed anymore

7. Deactivating Planning View switches back to the former full 3D view

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Lesson 2:

Enhanced Conveyor and Line Modelling

Interactive segment manipulation

Easy drag&drop movement of corner points Curve settings and restrictions are kept It is now possible to change a curved conveyor easily

Vertical curves for conveyor lines, EOM tracks etc.

New intuitive segment definition and access through redesigned segment data structure and definition table

Lesson 2

2.1 Modifying Extrusion Objects: Line, Track,…

A new and easy way of modifying conveyor lines and track objects has been introduced with version 13

1. Open a 3D window with a conveyor line consisting of straight and curved segments

2. Right-click the conveyor object and select Show from the Segments context menu and de-select the object

3. The corner points of the conveyor line are displayed with blue markers

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2.2 - Modifying Extrusion Objects: Line, Track,…

4. Select / pick one of the markers and move the marker to a new position.

Several conditions keep the general conveyor layout with its segments:

• keep curve settings and tangential angles to next curved or straight elements

• Straight segments next to curved segments can only be modified in their length

5. From the Segments context menu it is also possible to

• append a new corner point

• edit corner point and line settings dialog based

• reverse the moving / driving direction of conveyor lines and tracks

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2.3 - Edit Dialog for Line Segments

Editing the segments of line or track objects can also be done dialog based

1. Open the edit dialog from the lines Segments context menu

2. The dialog provides settings for each new/next segment how to continue the line layout.

The grey columns X,Y,Z show the corner point coordinates,

these values cannot be defined directly

• Row 1 just shows the coordinates and height of the starting point

• Col 1: is the tangential angle between segments n and n+1

• Col 2: is the length of straight segments in m

• Col 3: is the curve segment angle

• Col 4: is the curve segment radius

• Col 5: is a checkbox indicating a vertical curve if set to true

• Col 6: is the height difference between corner points n and n+1

3. Example: Change the settings in row 3 for curve angle

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Lesson 2

2.4 - Vertical Curves for Line, Pipe, Track,...

A new workflow for interactive insertion of vertical curves of length-oriented objects has been introduced with version 13.

1. Insert a line object by defining a straight segment with a first and a second left mouse click in a frame 2. Set 45 as default angle in the Line/Arc Parameters

dialog

3. Press the arrow-up key to initiate a vertical curve up segment and fix it by clicking the left mouse button 4. Plant Simulation changes to straight segment mode,

now in 45 up direction. Move the mouse to position the next corner point and fix the point by a left mouse click.

5. Press the arrow-down key to get a vertical curve down to continue in horizontal mode but on different height.

6. After setting a vertical curve you can directly add an additional vertical curve segment by again using the arrow up/down keys.

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Lesson 3

3.1 - New Graphical Types for 3D Store

The new default graphic for a store in 3d is a floorspace where you can drop material, boxes or palettes.

1. Select a store in the Material Flow tool box and insert a store

2. By default you will have 3 by 3 storage locations within of the marked area, according to the x and y dimension settings for the store

3. Changing the dimensions in the store dialog to 2 by 2 will automatically rearrange the locations where MUs are animated

4. From the Appearance tab of the Edit 3D Properties dialog of the store you can edit parameter of the storage area as size and color scheme.

5. You can change the Type to Rack. After adapting to proper rack settings in the dialog (see picture) you will get a rack storage with 2 by 2 places.

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Lesson 4:

Microstation and Autocad Layout Import

New import of 2D layout files from Microstation and Autocad (.dgn, .dwg, and .dxf) to 3D

Scaling is taken form the CAD drawing

Enables intuitive model creation on given floor plan and layout

Lesson 4:

2D CAD Drawing Import to 3D

A new and easy way of getting a 2D CAD drawing (Autocad, Microstation) as floor plan into a 3D scene is based on drag & drop:

1. Select a CAD file in your file browser, drag & drop the file into a Plant Simulation 3D window

2. After dropping the CAD file you will be asked to which group of graphical objects the drawing shall be added. Select default (external) if you want to see the drawing also from outside the 3D frame you are in right now

3. Plant Simulation uses the CAD drawing as texture on a floor plate, using the CAD length units for proper scaling

4. You can position the drawing either by mouse interaction or by editing the position attributes in the plate’s

3D properties dialog.

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Lesson 5:

Improved Operator Workflows

Operator walking independent from footpaths on the shop floor

Automatic recognition of machines and equipment

User definable non-walking areas to control the area where the operators are allowed to move

Automatic shortest path calculation for walking

between targets on the shop floor

Worker carrying side parts to Assembly stations

Lesson 5

5.1 - Worker carrying Parts between Stations

This example shows how to use the worker for carrying parts from one station to an other without using footpaths.

1. Create a simulation model with two stations, workerpool, workplaces and broker as shown in the picture

2. Link the broker object to the worker pool 3. Set Travel mode in the worker pool dialog to

“Move freely in area”

4. Set a link to the broker on the Exit tab of the left Station SP1

5. Activate “Carry Part Away” as exit strategy for SP1 6. On the Exit tab of SP1 set the right station, SP2, as

MU target

7. Assure both workplaces are linked to their associated station

8. This simple example uses the preconfigured StandardService for requesting a worker with this skill

9. Run the simulation in real time * 10 and observe the 1

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Lesson 5

5.2 - Operator walking around Obstacles

Operator can walk/move freely on the floor, without a network of footpaths connecting workplaces. Plant Simulation calculates the shortest possible path to a destination workplace. Machines, conveyors and other material flow objects are obstacles the worker cannot walk through.

1. Set the travel mode in the WorkerPool dialog to

“Move freely within area”

2. Assure that the WorkerPool and all workplaces can be reached. A worker always needs more than 70 cm space between obstacles (machines, conveyors, …) to walk through.

3. By pressing the “o” key for obstacle you can display the areas around objects that mark the closest distance workers may have to a machine or obstacle.

4. The distance between the two machines is to narrow

for an operator to walk through

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Lesson 5

5.3 - Settings for Obstacle Recognition

Objects and graphics in Plant Simulation are obstacles for freely moving operator. You can choose between the settings Bounding box and Graphics.

For showing the difference we will change the 3D graphics of the SingleProc in the class library first.

1. Open the object .MaterialFlow.SingleProc in a new 3D window by

selecting the Open in 3D entry in the context menu.

You can now change the graphical representation of the SingleProc for instance by adding a rack on the left side

2. Create a rack shape from the Edit ribbon in the main window and use the settings as given in screenshot 3.

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Lesson 5

5.4 - Settings for Obstacle Recognition

3. Position the rack graphic next to the machine on the left side.

Each SingleProc will now show the etended graphics with machine and rack geometry 4. Close the 3D window and open a new frame

window

5. Insert two SingleProcs into the frame

6. Open the Graphics tab of the 3D properties dialog for the second SingleProc and change the default setting for Obstacle for worker to Graphics.

7. Select the 3D window showing the two SingleProcs and press the key “o”. Now you see red marked areas around the machines, the first one as bounding box around all graphics,

the second as several areas around the single graphics, leaving more space for the moving worker.

8. Press the the “o” key again for hiding the obstacle boundaries.

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5.5 - Barred area for walking operator

You can insert barred areas to prevent a worker from passing through a certain area on the shop floor.

1. Create a simulation model as shown to the right (see also lesson 5.1)

2. The operator walks directly between the workplaces linked to the 2 machines

3. Go to the Edit ribbon and select Barred Area from the

Insert Shape group

4. Select area form Rectangular with hatching and set area size to 2 by 2 m

5. Position the barred area between the workplaces.

The worker will now walk around the barred area.

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Lesson 6:

Fluid Objects Enhancements

Fill level sensors are supported now

Specific outflow rates for exiting pipes at tank and/or mixers can be defined

Lesson 6:

6.1 Working with Sensors on Fluid Tank and Mixer

Sensor methods are now supported for fluid tank and mixer. Now it is much easier to add your own control logic to fluid models.

1. Create a simple fluid line as in the picture on the right

2. Reduce the outflow rate in the tank to 0.5 l/s 3. Create two sensors and sensor methods for

OnLowContent and OnHighContent.

Set the setting Underrun for OnLowContent and Exceeded for OnHighContent.

This ensures the controls will only be activated in the corresponding situations.

4. Set the FluidSource.ExitLocked

to true in the sensor method OnHighContent to false in the method OnLowContent.

5. For watching the model behavior please change to real time mode in the EventController. In addition add an init method to set the

FluidSource.ExitLocked to false each time you start a new simulation run.

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Lesson 6:

Completing Fluid Processing Concept

DePortioner Object:

Filling fluids from arriving barrels to pipes or batch processors

Discrete Fluid Transport:

Move fluids in barrels on standard material flow objects

like lines or transporters

Vertical Piping:

Use vertical curves for natural piping layout

Lesson 6

6.2 - Fluid Object: DePortioner

Plant Simulation 13 introduces a new object DePortioner that converts the fluid content of an discrete entity into fluid stream.

1. Create a fluid simulation as given in the picture, composed of

Source, Line, DePortioner, Pipe, Tank and connect the objects.

2. Set the capacity attribute of the line to 1.

3. Start the simulation in real time mode and you will see how the tank fills up.

4. Open the DePortioner dialog.

With the default settings each arriving entity delivers a fixed volume of 1 liter which will be filled with 1l/s into the outgoing pipe

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Lesson 6

6.3 - Fluid Object: DePortioner, additional Settings

There are 2 additional possibilities for defining the fluid content per arriving entity

1. Other settings for Fluid depends on are:

2. MU Name:

In the linked mapping table you can define the material type and the amount per arriving MU of a specific name/type

The material has to be defined in a MaterialsTable from the Fluid Library.

3. MU Attribute:

Define the attribute names for material type and material amount, that arriving MUs need to provide.

The value of the material attribute has to be defined in the materials table used in the DePortioner object. The volume defined in the amount attribute will be filled into the outgoing pipe.

In the example 25 l of StandardMaterial will be created for each arriving MU of type Entity

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Lesson 7:

Easier SimTalk Scripting Language

Similar to modern languages used in education Easier programming syntax

Reduced effort of learning and using SimTalk 2.0 will be the new mainstream SimTalk 1.0 remains supported in parallel

SimTalk1.0: SimTalk 2.0:

SimTalk code sample for an exit control:

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Lesson 7:

Integrated Compiler/Converter for SimTalk 1.0 to 2.0

Integrated Compiler to translate SimTalk 1.0 to 2.0 automatically on customer demand

Can be used on

single objects, libraries and complete models

User controlled workflows for converting single Methods and/or a complete models to the new syntax

Use shift-right mouse context menu

Lesson 7:

The new and modern Syntax…

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Lesson 8:

Ease-of-Use with Parametric Graphics

Additional parametric objects have been added to Plant Simulation 13 stairs, barred areas

An Edit dialog for previously created parametric objects allows

• change of sizes

• change of olor and material settings

Earlier parametric objects that are still available:

• Cube, sphere, cone, box, plates

• Safety fence, rack, text, textured plates

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Lesson 8

8.1 – Working with Parametric Graphics

New versions of Plant Simulation offer several parametric objects to populate the 3D scene with appealing graphics for enriching a 3D shop floor layout.

1. Open a 3D window and create a simple line 2. Open the Edit ribbon and go to the Insert Shape

group

3. Insert a rack, a stairs and a fence

4. By double-clicking the graphics you can open specific dialogs and edit the graphics parameter.

When using several graphical groups for the surrounding frame you can select to which graphical group/layer the geometry will be added

5. From a fence you can interactively delete a complete side or even single sections or elements of a section.

To do so, - select the fence

- hoover the mouse over e.g. a section - press the “+” key one or several times

6. If only one section is highlighted you can delete it by pressing the delete key or from the context menu

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Lesson 9:

Manual Assembly Station

Use operator to carry parts to an assembly station:

1. Configure the assembly table

2. Use carry part away for the store exit strategy and define the assembly station as part target 3. Loading and unloading times are defined at the

Workplaces

4. Use a entrance control at the assembly station to - find a part in the store

- order it

5. The operator will pick the parts and drops them on the assembly station

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Additional Maintenance Values,

Some examples…

Fixed object scaling:

scaling factors are no longer propagated to parts on a machine

Improved coordinate system management when increasing the modeling pane

Improved workflow for camera path definition

Gaming like walk-through in a 3D model via (w, a, s, d) keys on the keyboard

New access to coordinate vector:

(xPos := object.coordinates3D.x)

One-click optimization for imported CAD geometries

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Additional Maintenance Values,

Additional examples…

Exit control for the store object has been added

Picking parts from a store by an operator:

carry part away from store is supported now

New SimTalk function findPart()

Applicable for Store, ParallelProc and Container

New method readXMLString() for table New SimTalk function for easy string handling

splitStringToNum()

Improved handling of 3D material and color settings copy/paste out of material settings dialog

Dr. Georg Piepenbrock

Siemens Industry Software GmbH Digital Factory Division

georg.piepenbrock@siemens.com www.siemens.com/plm

Manufacturing Engineering Software Siemens PLM Software

Tecnomatix Plant Simulation 13

Hands On Workshop