Simulating Operation without Computing Process Output

You can simulate an operation when the output is computed as an Manufacturing Assembly using the Compute Process Output command. Alternatively, the output of a General operation implementing an assembly process may also be computed on the fly from the inputs to the assigned process such that the constituents are located at their design positions. This computed output of an assembly process is identified as the Process Name Output.

Before you begin: Open data that can be simulated and has a General system with a General operation implementing an assemble process.
Related Topics
Viewing Simulation States and Results
Drag and Drop Capabilities

  1. Go to Start > Manufacturing Planning > Process Definition workbench.

  2. Right-click the Assemble Process 62056 in PPR Context and select Process Output > Remove Process Output from the contextual menu.

    For more information about Compute Process Output command, see Process Definition User's Guide: Managing Manufacturing Assemblies



    Perform this step if any process outputs are already set.

  3. Drag and drop this Assemble Process 62056 to the General system in Live System Editor.

  4. Right-click General system and select Define Operations from the contextual menu.

    The Define Operations dialog box appears.

    In the Output Products column, the name of the output product for a "General Operation" which implements an Assemble Process is shown as Process name output.

    In the above image, the product output is Imported asNewAssemble. 620561 --- In_Work output.

  5. Select General system and click Play in PLM Compass to launch simulation.

  6. Click to launch HTML report for the General system.



    The HTML report for General system also displays the product name as ProcessName Output. In the above image, the product name is Imported asNewAssemble. 620561 ---In_Work output.

    Note: It is not possible for a process to have multiple outputs and multiple processes cannot have the same output.