Rockwell Automation Arena Packaging Users Guide - Manual (Page 16)

A RENA P ACKAGING T EMPLATE U SER ’ S G UIDE
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All module dialogs are self-contained and designed with terminology for high-volume
applications. The graphical “point-and-click” interface allows you to develop models of
sophisticated systems without writing any code. You just answer the questions in the
dialog boxes.
It is also easy to define basic animation and statistics for a module. Arena Packaging
allows you to generate animation and statistics (e.g., production summary, costing, or
state statistics) for modules automatically by clicking on the Animation and Statistics
check boxes. Animation is placed upon exiting the dialog box. It can then be enhanced by
using symbols from Arena’s picture libraries, Arena Symbol Factory, or from other
graphics files such as Clip Art or AutoCAD
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To learn more about defining basic behavior for the Arena Packaging template’s modules,
refer to the module descriptions in Chapter 3 or the HSMART examples listed below.
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Step 2 • Define Equipment Behavior
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HSMART22: Defining Event-Based Loss
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HSMART23: Defining Production-Based Loss
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HSMART24: Modeling Reliability Using Expected Uptime
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HSMART25: Modeling Reliability Using Reliability
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HSMART26: Modeling Reliability Using Multiple Failure Streams
Step 3 • Run the model
At this stage, while you’re probably not ready to reach significant conclusions yet with
your model, you do have a complete tool that you can now build on as your project
progresses. It is a good idea to run this first model to verify that your basic logic is
working correctly. Animation is a great tool for verifying model logic. You can also gain
valuable insight on further detail to add and future strategies with which to experiment.
In Arena Packaging, to run a model, you must first place a Simulate module. This module
defines which categories of Packaging module statistics will be collected as well as addi-
tional information such as units of measure. Before starting a simulation run, you will want
to specify the simulation project parameters, such as the number of replications, the run
length, and base time units. This is done by choosing the Run > Setup menu option from
Arena’s File menu. This opens the Run Setup dialog box. Enter the replication and project
parameters. Then use the Go command (Run menu) to start the simulation run.