Manufacturing Simulation with Plant Simulation and Simtalk: Usage and Programming with Examples and Solutions

Title Page
Preface
Table of Contents
Table of Examples
Introducing Factory Simulation
	Uses
	Definitions
	Procedure of Simulation
		Formulation of Problems
		Test of the Simulation-Worthiness
		Formulation of Targets
		Data Collection
		Modeling
		Executing Simulation Runs
		Result Analysis and Result Interpretation
		Documentation
Plant Simulation
	First Steps
		Online Tutorial
		Examples
		Help
		Website
	Introductory Example
		The Program
		First Simulation Example
	Modeling
		Object-Related Modeling
		Object-Oriented Modeling
Standard Classes in PLANT SIMULATION
	Overview
	Material Flow Objects
		General Behavior of the Material Flow Objects
		The Source
		The Drain
		The SingleProc
		The ParallelProc
		The AssemblyStation
		The Buffer
		The DismantleStation
		The Store
		The Line
		AngularConverter and Turntable
		The Track
		The Sorter
		The FlowControl
	Resource Objects
		Usage and Example
		The Worker-WorkerPool-Workplace-FootPath Concept
		The Broker
		The WorkerPool
		The Worker
		The Footpath
		The Workplace
		Worker Transporting Parts
	General Objects
		The Frame
		The Connector
		The EventController
		The Interface
Icons
	Basics
	The Icon Editor
	Drawing Icons
	Inserting Images
		Insert Images from the Clipboard
		Inserting Images from a File
	Changing the Background Color of the Frame
	Animation Structures and Reference Points
		Basics
		Set Reference Points
		Animation Structures
	Animating Frames
Programming with SimTalk
	The Object Method
		Introductory Example
	The Method Editor
		Line Numbers, Entering Text
		Bookmarks
		Code Completion
		Information About Attributes and Methods
		Templates
		The Debugger
	SimTalk
		Names
		Anonymous Identifiers
		Paths
		Comments
	Variables and Data Types
		Variables
	Operators
		Mathematical Operators
		Logical (Relational) Operators
		Assignments
	Branching
	Case Differentiation
	Loops
		Conditional Loops
		For-Loop
	Methods and Functions
		Passing Arguments
		Passing Several Arguments at the Same Time
		Result of a Function
		Predefined SimTalk Functions
		Method Call
Simtalk and Material Flow Objects
	Attributes of the Material Flow Objects
	State of Material Flow Objects
		Operational, Failed, Pause
		Ready
		Empty
		Occupied
		Full
		Capacity
	Suspending Methods
	Observer
	Content of the Objects
	Sensors
	User-Defined Attributes
Mobile Units
	Standard Methods of Mobile Units
		Create
		MU-Related Attributes and Methods
	Length, Width, and Booking Point
	The Entity
	The Container
		Attributes of the Container
		Loading Containers
		Unloading Containers
	The Transporter
		Basic Behavior
		Attributes of the Transporter
		Routing
	Methods and Attributes of the Transporter
Information Flow Objects
	The List Editor
	The CardFile
	StackFile and QueueFile
	The TableFile
		Basic Behavior
		Methods and Attributes of the TableFile
		Calculating within Tables
	The TimeSequence
		Basic Behavior
		Settings
	The Trigger
		Basic Behavior
	The ShiftCalendar
	The Generator
	The AttributeExplorer
	The EventController
Statistics
	Basics
		Statistics Collection Period
		Activating Statistics Collection
	Statistics – Methods and Attributes
	User Interface Objects
		Chart
		The Sankey Diagram
		The Bottleneck Analyzer
		The Display
		The Comment
		The Report
User Interface Objects
	General
	Elements of the Dialog
		The Dialog Object
		Insert Elements
		Callback Function
		The Static Text Box
		The Edit Text Box
		Images in Dialogs
		Buttons
		Radio Buttons
		Checkbox
		List View
		Tab Control
		Group Box
		Menu and Menu Item
	Accessing Dialogs
	Protection of Methods and Objects
	Validation User Input
		Type Validation and Plausibility Check
		Message Box
	HTML-Help
Data Exchange
	DDE with Plant Simulation
		Read Plant Simulation Data in Microsoft Excel
		Excel Data Import in Plant Simulation
		Plant Simulation Remote Control
		DDE Hotlinks
	The File Interface
	The ODBC Interface
		Setup an ODBC Data Source
		Read Data from a Database
		Write Data in a Database
		Delete Data in a Database Table
		SQL Commands
Plant Simulation 3D
	Sample Project
	Views and Move in Plant Simulation 3D
	Control the Simulation in Plant Simulation 3D
Index