Connectors

Beginner's Guide to Moicon

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Connectors will make a relationship between your objects so resources can flow. Connections create the links, making it easier to move materials and pieces between sources, processors, and buffers in the sequence needed to make a finished product.

Properties

Select a Connector in your process model, the dialog allows you to change properties.

  • Name: The name of the link

  • Load Time: The time it takes for resources to be exported from a port and onto a connection.

  • Transport Time: The amount of time it takes to get from an export port to a destination port.

  • Unload Time: The amount of time it takes to import resources from a connection to a destination port.

  • Capacity: The maximum number of lots that can move on the connection at the same time.

Item Symbol

You can add images or symbols to connectors. This will allow you to better visualize the flow of specific stages of production until the final product. The flow of items is visible as selected images.