I want Advice on Best Practices for Complex Assembly Line Simulations

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Hello everyone,

I am new to Visual Components and am working on a project that involves simulating a complex assembly line with multiple robotic arms, conveyors & workstations. I have gone through some tutorials and have a basic understanding of the software but I am finding it challenging to efficiently manage the interactions between different components, especially when it comes to timing and synchronization.

How do you ensure accurate timing between different processes?
Are there any tips for managing large scale models without compromising performance?
What are some common pitfalls to avoid when working with multiple robots in a single simulation? :thinking:

Also i have read this rescores/article; https://forum.visualcomponents.com/t/amd-or-intel-graphic-workstation-or-game-pc-what-is-the-best-choice-for-simulationpower-apps but have not found any solution still need your advice. if you have any advice or resources you could point me toward would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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Hello @elijahross,
there is this document from the Academy about the simulation performance : Optimizing Simulation Performance | Visual Components Academy

About the synchronization, it depends if you’re working with robot programation or process modelling. For Process modeling, you could use signals in your processes. There is an example in the eCatalog - Layout Templates : “Process Syncronization”.
In the file “Misc” of the eCatalog, you’ll find the component “PM Global Varaiables” used in this example, and also “Signal Relay” which you can use to centralize all your variables and signals and make it easier to vizualise or change process times in several processes.

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