Sources create material unit objects and drains destroy them. A source creates material units appropriate to a given preselection, sequence or probability table within a defined cycle time or at a specific time. A drain destroys any given material unit within the processing time.

To create a specific material unit you can either drag and drop the material unit from the class library on the source, double-click on the object in the simulation model or right-click the object in the simulation network and chose open. In the dialogue input the material units path to the field "MU:".

The material unit's path for class elements is a "*." followed by the hierarchical order in the class library. For objects the material unit's path is the location withinthe simulation model, mostly "*.Models.Frame." followed be the given name.

Enhance your simulation model

Task:

1. HousingCover
   
   • Time of creation: Number Adjustable
   • Amount: 3
   • Creation times: Const, 0
   • MU Selection: Constant
   • MU: *.MUs.HousingCover
     
     
2. PistonRod
   
   • Time of creation: Number Adjustable
   • Amount: 3
   • Creation times: Const, 0
   • MU Selection: Constant
   • MU: *.MUs.PistonRod
     
     
3. (Unchanged) PlainBearing, DirtDeflector, ScrewNut_M10, Washer_M10, AssemblyPiston, Housing, HousingSeal and SocketScrew_M8x20
   
   • Time of creation: Interval Adjustable
   • Interval: 0
   • Start: 0
   • Stop: 0
     
   • Creation times: Const, 0
   • MU Selection: Constant
   • MU: *.MUs.Entity
4. HousingBase
   
   • Time of creation: Number Adjustable
   • Amount: 3
   • Creation times: Const, 0
   • MU Selection: Constant
   • MU: *.MUs.Entity
     
     
5. Container
   
   • Time of creation: Interval Adjustable
   • Interval: 0
   • Start: 0
   • Stop: 0
     
   • Creation times: Const, 0
   • MU Selection: Constant
   • MU: *.MUs.Container

Create a drain.

Step-by-Step:

1. Left-click on the source symbol in the toolbox, press and hold the "CTRL"-button of your keyboard and left-click twelve times to your simulation model. Twelve sources are created (see figure 1).
2. Double-click on each source and change the attributes appropriate to the given list, for example as shown in figure 2.
3. Left-click on the drain symbol in the toolbox and left-click to your simulation model (see figure 1). Leave the drain unchanged.

Figure 1: Sources and drain

Figure 2: Change source attributes