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RE: How to Specify the Number of Resources Required From a Set of Resources

Posted By jajordan Feb 26, 2024 09:07:34 AM
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The application is working as designed. When seizing from a set, the Units to Seize/Release is referring to the number of the selected Resource, not the number of set members to be seized. If all your Resources have a capacity of 1 defined, this would explain the results you experienced. Units to ...

RE: Question/Recommendation for Arena Software (Class Assignment)

Posted By jajordan Jun 19, 2023 10:07:00 AM
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Training/Evaluation mode contains virtually all the functionality available in Arena, but model size is restricted. This will allow you to build small, demo-sized models and animations. You are correct that the number of active entities is limited to 150. To build models of a significant size, you will ...

RE: Marissa Kealey- Question and Recommendation for Arena software

Posted By jajordan Jun 19, 2023 08:31:00 AM
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The report is an Excel workbook organized into seven worksheets. The tables displayed in these worksheets are populated with data from the models report database. The first worksheet displays information about all the projects run for a model. The second worksheet displays overall statistics (across ...

RE: Question about Arena's Input Analyzer

Posted By jajordan Jun 16, 2023 09:33:00 AM
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Yes. Open the Input Analyzer from the Analysis group on the Tools tab in Arena. Click on File>Data File and choose either Use Existing or Generate New to create the data file. Then use the Fit>Fit All option to find the best distribution for the data. A chart along with the Distribution Summary will ...

RE: Recommendation regarding Arena as a student

Posted By jajordan Jun 16, 2023 09:23:00 AM
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Thank you for your recommendation. We are always looking for ways to improve the software and the user experience. ------------------------------ jajordan ------------------------------

RE: Arena - Question and Recommendation

Posted By jajordan Jun 15, 2023 10:50:00 AM
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You would need to design your model to answer the Statistical Process Control (SPC) events that you are interested in capturing your system. The powerful part of a simulation model is the variability that can be incorporated into the model. Thank you for your recommendation. The real-time monitoring ...

RE: Arena software for Statistical Process Control analysis

Posted By jajordan Jun 14, 2023 10:20:00 AM
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The primary reason for creating simulations is to find a better way to do something without tinkering with the actual systems. In manufacturing operations, it is a lot more cost effective to test out new ideas using simulation versus trying them out in the real world. With the collection of accurate ...

RE: Arena: Distinguishing Between, and Setting Time Units and Base Time Units

Posted By jajordan Jun 13, 2023 09:53:33 AM
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Thank you for the suggestion. Tools like Snagit allow you to take screen captures and edit the captured image. To use the Print option, you may adjust the scale factor in the Printer setup. ------------------------------ jajordan ------------------------------

RE: Aaron Kane Arena Question and Recommendation

Posted By jajordan Jun 13, 2023 07:28:00 AM
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The Named Views command allows you to attach a named view to any model or drawing window. Found on the View tab in the view group. Click on Add to assign a name and an optional hot key to the view. This will take you into the View Name dialog where you will be prompted for the hot key and name. ...

RE: Andrew Kisler - Student Arena questions

Posted By jajordan Jun 12, 2023 12:48:00 PM
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There are several modules that allow for more than one output of entities. Depending on what you want to do, you may use a Separate or Clone module. These modules create duplicates or clones of an entity. When duplicating entities, the specified number of copies is made and sent from the module. The ...

RE: Arena: Distinguishing Between, and Setting Time Units and Base Time Units

Posted By jajordan Jun 09, 2023 10:28:51 AM
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I would need to see the model to be able to provide any more information. Send the model along with an explanation of what is happening to Arena-Support@ra.rockwell.com. Include the Arena version (and bit version) that you are using, and the operating system. ------------------------------ jajordan ...

RE: Arena: Distinguishing Between, and Setting Time Units and Base Time Units

Posted By jajordan Jun 09, 2023 08:56:38 AM
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There are 2 places that you can set the value of the Base Time Units. In the File>Options>Replication Parameters the defined Base Time Units is only for new models. (File>New) To update the Base Time Units for the Current model, use Run>Setup>Replication Parameters. Make sure to update the ...

RE: Help Function Recommendation- Drexel Student

Posted By jajordan Jun 08, 2023 01:11:00 PM
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Thank you for your input. We have included a good bit of help in Arena, and I want to make sure that you aware of all of the options. You can also make use of the Arena Help located on the Home tab under the Help and Manuals Group. Click on the Search tab, list topics to find information on ...

RE: Arena: Distinguishing Between, and Setting Time Units and Base Time Units

Posted By jajordan Jun 08, 2023 08:34:15 AM
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Have you changed the Base Time Units in the Model? The report should reflect the TimeUnits defined in the model. The Excel data may need to be Refreshed. The first time a model is run, the model report workbook is created. If a model is modified and run again the corresponding report database file is ...

RE: Questions about Arena simulation software - Drexel Student

Posted By jajordan Jun 01, 2023 03:58:00 PM
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Hi, The display size issue you are experiencing can be corrected by changing the DPI settings. You will be changing the DPI settings for Arena.exe found in C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\Arena, right click on the Arena.exe file. (For 32 bit Arena, the Arena.exe can be found in C:\Program Files ...

RE: Help Request

Posted By jajordan May 31, 2023 02:16:00 PM
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Some requests were carried over from prior systems. Additional help for the VBA block in Arena can be found in the Arena Online Help. ------------------------------ jajordan ------------------------------

RE: Arena Simulation Conveyor Segments

Posted By jajordan Sep 08, 2022 12:50:00 PM
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Hi Brendan, I am glad to see that you found a solution. Is the required cell size saved as an attribute? I was going to check to see how you were using the Match (by attribute?) Then are you batching after the match? If so, what is your save criterion? My thought was to make sure that ...