Object

Objects are static nodes in a model through which items flow

Planimate has a small number of objects but they each have a variety of modes and extended capabilities.

Object Articles

• Can I move more than one object at a time?
• Can I make an object stop processing an item, hold it for a while, then continue from where it left off?
• Can I delete more than one object at a time?
• Select Objects to Add to Model Objects Label List
• Dynamic Model Object List
• Creating an object label for the current location
• Finding objects positioned off-screen
• How inter-object references are handled during copy/paste
• Replacing objects under model control using the REPLACE operation
• Specifying location of a dynamically copied object

Object Frequently Asked Questions

• The Carrier Item only services one of the Objects that want it
• I have two paths feeding an object, but it seems to draw from only one of them.
• How do I swap one object for another in a path?
• How do I remove an object from a path?
• How do I add another object to the path I have laid?
• Can I move more than one object at a time?
• Can I make an object stop processing an item, hold it for a while, then continue from where it left off?
• Can I delete more than one object at a time?
• I set out my objects, saved the model, but when I try to run it it says no more events.
• Can I save a whole screen's paint objects for use in other screens?
• I want to hide an object's name.
• I want to hide an object.
• My attribute is not changing when the item goes thru the change object.
• My item only goes out one of the two outgoing paths I have laid from an object.
• When my model begins its run, an item goes into an object and never comes out.
• My item won't go into an object, even though it is unoccupied.