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JoaoK90
JoaoK90

Reputation: 25

Is there a way to create an agent inside a delay/wait block?

Is there a way to create an agent inside a delay/wait block? Basically at the start of the simulation I need to create a number of agents defined by a parameter in the middle of the model, and depending on the user's choices, the place where I need to insert these agents may change.

So what I would like to know, is there any way to simply create a certain number of agents within these delay/wait blocks, without having to place a source block before each station? (It's my last resource, but it would make the model very visually polluted).

I have found some function like:

delay.create();

or

delay.addAgentToContents(agent);

However, I don't know how to use, or even if it's what I'm looking for.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 48

Answers (1)

Benjamin
Benjamin

Reputation: 1

No, not directly. You have 2 options:

  1. Use a warmup period to fill the system
  2. Create a custom agent that you use instead of the Delay

For the 2nd option, your agent type would include a Enter/Exit blocks and a Delay in the middle. Also a paramter of type int named something like numInitialAgents.

In the flow of the agent, you have a Source that injects that many agents on start, which would immediately fill the Delay block.

Now replace all your normal Delay blocks with the custom agent type et voila.

PS: If you struggle with the Enter/Exit setup, see some advanced videos such as https://youtu.be/OWwjKqKUA1A?si=Ues0Hm6C1U5SlEFI

Upvotes: 1

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