![]() ![]() In addition, transporters are now better at moving in corridors without blocking each other's path. Even if, for some reason, many transporters head to one point or to some limited area, they will be able to move around each other. The main change in the new version is that transporters, such as AGVs, moving in free space can more effectively resolve deadlocks. Improvements in the Material Handling Library In this blog post, we’ll give a brief overview of the most significant ones. Left: GIS map with river shapefile on top.AnyLogic 8.8.2 – the first release of 2023 – comes with improvements in the Material Handling Library, GIS maps, and other changes. Right: AnyLogic feature created with 2 clicks. I think this feature will greatly enhance the capability of the GIS map as most geographical data is sitting in shapefiles, not in public maps. I hope, AnyLogic will be able to cope with more complex shapefiles but since there are buttons for selecting only points or paths, I am quite hopeful. This will give us modellers the power to finally tap into shapefiles on a whim. One thing I am missing is that the features are named generically instead of using the shapefile feature name (so that the river "Nile" is not named "feature12" anymore). But that is nit-picking :-) Integrated databaseĪnd yet another big new introduction that has a huge potential to change our future work. Each model now comes with an integrated database to avoid the pains of linking to external databases. Although, AnyLogic provided some objects to help you, trouble was usually very close! It was much safer to do it programmatically. Now, we have the power of SQL statements pulling whatever you need from a central place as well as storing outputs there. Importing data seems straightforward although I had a little trouble figuring out how to actually apply it to your model. I am hoping for a nice sample model here. It should also include how to write out custom results and save them into a user-friendly data file. Currently, data seems hidden in obscure files in a model sub-folder. The new database tool appears powerful, implementing SQL-style operations.Īnother very important feature should be auto-update: I want to load data from a specific Excel-file and build my model around it. However, my client might provide updated data in the same format and I will need my model to apply that new data automatically (or with a few clicks max). I haven't found if that is possible anywhere, yet. Fluid libraryĪnyLogic continues its approach to add specific libraries for specific uses (they call it "vertical solutions"). ![]() ANYLOGIC 7.2 TRIALĪfter rail and pedestrians (what has become of the trial car library, btw?), they included a fluids library. I haven't quite checked it out but from their marketingĮfficiently simulate storage and transfer of fluids, bulk matter, or large amounts of discrete items, which you do not want to represent as separate objects. I don't see the difference to using the existing System dynamics tool set. However, there a a number of users in the pipeline and gas industry who will probably welcome the addition. It is seamlessly working with other libraries (process blocks.) so that is a plus. The fluid library in action, filling some tanks through pipelines (its nicer to see it in action :-) And the rest. You can now request GIS map routing via railways. A useful addition showing that AnyLogic understands the power of GIS and that the current capability only taps 1% of what could be possible. Let me easily retrieve additional data about my routes: speed restrictions, number of lanes, number of tracks, height. Even if through a paid service, a simple UI to help us get that would be amazing. The pedestrian library has improved escalator and queuing setup. ![]()
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