Plant Simulation
Plant Simulation Basics

Course Code
TR46101
Software
Plant Simulation 15.0
User Level
Beginner
Pricing ID
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Training Center Duration
5 Days

The Plant Simulation Basics course introduces users of Plant Simulation professional, standard, or application licenses to Plant Simulation and its basic functionality. Students will learn how to build, run and evaluate simulation models. The definition of custom logic (methods) will also be discussed.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Individuals who would like to become Plant Simulation users

PREREQUISITES

  • Familiarity with Windows environment
  • Knowledge of discrete event simulation suggested

PROVIDED COURSE MATERIALS
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PRIMARY COURSE TOPICS

DAY 1

  • Introduction to simulation studies
    • Overview of Plant Simulation
    • Get started with Plant Simulation
    • Explore the Plant Simulation graphical user interface
  • Perform a basic simulation study (begin)
    • Define a target, analyze a simple system, and acquire data
    • Create a simple model
    • Validate the throughput of a simple model
    • Prepare to create a new model from the previous model
    • Create a more detailed model to produce a better result (begin)

DAY 2

  • Perform a basic simulation study (finish)
    • Create a more detailed model to produce a better result (finish)
    • Implement basic objects to analyze results
  • Extend a model to include more realistic, modular components
    • Create a hierarchical model
    • Identify inherited objects and attributes
    • Navigate and change 3D viewer visualization
    • Simulate machine processing time and failures with distributions
    • Material flow objects with a capacity greater than one
  • Extend a model to include conveyors and workers (begin)
    • Model length-oriented objects (begin)

DAY 3

  • Extend a model to include conveyors and workers (finish)
    • Model length-oriented objects (finish)
    • Setup time, assembly, and dismantle objects
    • Create user-defined attributes and data tables
    • Use basic workers and work shifts
  • Extend a model to include presentation collateral (begin)
    • Create experiments and custom reports
    • Gather time, cost, and power consumption statistics

DAY 4

  • Extend a model to include presentation collateral (finish)
    • Add textured plates, point clouds, and backgrounds
  • Extend a model to include custom logic/methods (begin)
    • Insert custom logic
    • Use the Method Debugger and anonymous identifiers
    • Run a method during a simulation
    • Set attribute values with methods
    • Control frames and access data in tables (begin)

DAY 5

  • Extend a model to include custom logic/methods (finish)
    • Control frames and access data in tables (finish)
    • Access data in tables, built-in methods, and convert data
    • Create conditional methods and access the contents of an object
    • Model transport systems and setup time
    • Collect statistics with methods
    • Save and load data into a Plant Simulation table