kiminga Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Is the Crane Library v8 from 2015 the latest version of the crane library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsturrock Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Yes, I believe it is. If you do not need the "underhung" ability to move cranes from one bridge to another, then I suggest that you instead use the Cranes object in the Extras library. This newer library is simpler, has a few more features, and is more robustly tested. http://www.simio.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2478 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiminga Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Can the Cranes object in the Extras library be sub-classed in the same manner as the Bridge and Underhung cranes? I am running into issues with 3-crane deadlocks in the Cranes object which is why I was looking for something else which could be sub-classed and modified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsturrock Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 Can the Cranes object in the Extras library be sub-classed in the same manner as the Bridge and Underhung cranes? I am running into issues with 3-crane deadlocks in the Cranes object which is why I was looking for something else which could be sub-classed and modified. Yes they can. But perhaps you won't need to -- the Cranes in the Extras library do a much better job avoiding deadlocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiminga Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 The documentation for the crane library states that the cranes can have their traversal direction set to either left and right or forward and backward. I wish to use a combination of both in a single model but cannot seem to find the traversal direction. Can you assist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttarkan Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 How can we add a secondary resource requirement to the Crane such as Operator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rylan Carney Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hello ttarken, A simplified approach might be use a Resource to constrain the system until the required operator is available. If the operator should move with the Crane, a good starting point might be to try seizing a Worker and requesting a move to the pickup Node. Then, you could try using a Move step to move the Worker from the pickup Node to the drop-off Node with the Crane. Please see below a link to a similar post discussing how to use two Cranes to move a single entity. The example model attached to the other post might provide guidance for your application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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