Route

By default, an item follows its own flow paths as it moves through a Planimate® system model.

To make an Item use a Track Object, the item is assigned a “Route” to follow.

A “Route” is a list of locations that are to be visited in turn, by travelling along Tracks instead of Item Flow Paths.

Before using a Track, the item looks up a table to determine how long it is to take travelling across each Track “section".

Route Specifiation and Assignment

Routes can be specified either by hand, or dynamically using the routines in a change object.

A route is assigned by passing the item through a change object. The train item is then “delivered” up to a track object by being sent out a portal exit within the first location specified in that route.

There are two methods of specifying and assigning routes onto a train item - each is straightforward.

Each method has aspects that might make you favour its use.