⏱ Duration: Customizable
The following topics are offered as tailored extra blocks for specific needs, or can be combined into completely new custom courses.
Available Modules
Dedicated Course: Plant Simulation Optimization
(Can be packaged as a 2- or 3-day course depending on depth)
- Pure optimization using the Genetic Algorithms (GA) / Optimizer tool.
- Setup, definition of Fitness functions, and result analysis.
Extra Modules: 3D Visualization and Animation
(Highly relevant for visual presentations and digital twin aesthetics)
- 3D Fundamentals & Graphics (1 block): Importing external 3D CAD models (JT/Step), creating custom geometry using standard Plant Simulation tools, and optimizing polygons/LOD for simulation performance.
- Advanced 3D Animations (1 block): Creating MU animations (e.g., rotating parts on machines), configuring Poses (e.g., robotic arm states), and Self-animations.
- Procedural 3D via SimTalk (1 block): Accelerating 3D workflows by using SimTalk code to dynamically generate, color, and position 3D graphic objects in loops.
- Cinematics (0.5 block): Setting up Camera paths and generating video fly-throughs.
Extra Modules: Analysis and Experimentation
- Analysis Tools (1 block): Bottleneck Analyzer and Sankey diagrams.
- Advanced Experimentation (1 block): Advanced use of Experiment Manager (Confidence intervals, Rules, advanced experiment plans).
Extra Modules: Specialized Material Handling (Intralogistics)
- Advanced Transport Networks (1 block): Code-driven traffic crossings and deadlock management.
- Free-Navigating AGVs (1-2 blocks): Utilizing the AGVPool, Markers, and dynamic route planning.
- High-Bay Warehouses (HBW) (1-2 blocks): Implementation and control of pre-built HBW libraries.
- Portal Cranes (1 block): Configuration and control of overhead Portal Cranes.
- Pick-and-Place Robots (0.5 block): Configuration and control of robotic arms for part manipulation.
Extra Modules: Expert Development
- Database Integration (1 block): Connecting the model to external databases via ODBC or SQLite.
- Custom Library Objects (1-2 blocks): Creating packaged objects for reuse (Custom icons, Properties, hidden methods, User-defined Objects).