GD.FINDI FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW ASSOC. PROF. DR. CHAWALIT JEENANUNTA HEAD OF CENTER FOR DEMONSTRATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF INDUSTRY 4.0 HEAD OF LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM ENGINEERING RESEARCH UNIT, SIIT, TU
GD.findi Functions Overview 2
OVERVIEW OF GDFINDI FUNCTIONS Objective: At the end of this part, the students should be able To understand the function on floor plan To understand the function on process plan To understand the Input of data to the floor plan and process plan To read the output from GD.findi To understand the modelling steps in GD.findi. 3
INTRODUCTION TO GD. FINDI SOFTWARE Let s get to know basic functions. 1. Create/Save/Close Project 1. Login 2. Create a new project 3. Save project 4. Close project 5. Open project 4
1. LOG IN Step 1. Go to https://www.gdfindi.com Step 2. Click Login Step 3. Enter your name and password Step 3.1. Fill in your account Username:.. Password:.. Step 3.2. Click OK 5
GD.FINDI SCREEN Step 3.3. This window pop-up 6
2. CREATE NEW PROJECT Step 1. Click Create New Project Step 2. New Project Screen 7
3. SAVE PROJECT Step 1. Draw a station on the floor plan Step 2. Right click on Untitled Save Step 3. Enter Project Name OK Step 1.1. Drag the cursor on the floor plan Select Create Station Step 1.2. You see this station on the floor plan ALWAYS SAVE THE PROJECT OFTEN 8
4. CLOSE NEW / PROJECT OF THE PROJECT Step 1. Click X button on the project tab 9
5. OPEN PROJECT Step 1. Click Home Click Open Project Step 2. Select project OK 10
INTRODUCTION TO FLOOR PLAN & PROCESS PLAN Plan 1. plan properties 2. Resize floor plan 3. Setting Attribute of Station 4. Move station 5. Resize station 6. Move floor plan screen 7. Replicate station 8. Zoom in-out floor plan 11
INTRODUCTION TO FLOOR PLAN & PROCESS PLAN Plan Process Plan 12
1. FLOOR PLAN PROPERTIES Step 1. Size of Plan Step 2. plan Area 13
2. RESIZE FLOOR PLAN Step 1. Click Layout Property Tab Step 2. This window pop-up Step 3. Resize the layout size from 25m*25m to 40m*40m Step 4. Tick on Snap to Grid Step 5. Click update 14
3. SETTING ATTRIBUTE OF STATION Step 1. Double click on the station Animation Step 2. Set the properties Update Station name Display name on station 15
4. MOVING STATION ON FLOOR PLAN Step 1. Click the station and drag it to the new location Animation 16
5. RESIZE STATION Step 1. Click on the edge of the station and drag to resize Animation 17
6. MOVING FLOOR PLAN SCREEN Animation Step 1. Press & hold Shift key and click the screen to drag 18
7. DUPLICATION FUNCTION Step 1. Press & hold Ctrl key Click on the station Animation Step 2. Right click on the background Duplicate 19
8. ZOOM IN-OUT FLOOR PLAN Step 1. Scroll the mouse wheel Zoom In Animation Zoom Out Step 2. If you want to go back to the original size Right click on the Screen of the floor plan Step 3. Select here, The value might be different. 20
INTRODUCTION TO FLOOR PLAN & PROCESS PLAN Process Plan 1. Process plan properties 2. Create process element 3. Process element functions 4. Process element properties 5. Create next process 6. Create before process 7. Assign process to station 21
1. PROCESS PLAN PROPERTIES Step 1. Zoom in-out on the process plan to see the its size Process Plan (Drawing Area) 22
2. CREATE PROCESS ELEMENT Step 1. Right click on process plan New Animation Step 2. New element is shown 23
3. PROCESS ELEMENT FUNCTION Step 1. Right click on the process Create a new element before current process Create a new element after current process Delete a element Combine every element into one box Hide a element Copy output to clipboard Select element from current process to the last element Select all element Fit element to screen Edit hyper link of element 24
4. PROCESS ELEMENT PROPERTIES Step 1. Double click on process Animation Step 2. The window pop up Set properties update 25
5. CREATE NEXT PROCESS Step 1. Press & Hold Ctrl key Click on Process 0 and drag it down to create new process Animation 26
6. CREATE BEFORE PROCESS Step 1. Right click on New Process P0 process Step 2. Click on Create before Animation Step 3. The New Process P2 will appear 27
7. ASSIGN PROCESS TO STATION Step 1. Press A drag and drop the elements to the station A Animation 28
STEPS OF MODELING 1. Create floor plan 2. Create production process 1-1 Step 1 3. Create Activities (Drag & Drop) 4. The default system 1-1 2-1 2-2 Step 2 2-1 2-2 3-1 3-2 Step 3 3-1 3-2 Step 4 1-1 3-2 2-1 1-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-1 3-2 7. Other adjustment - Setting the buffer size - Setting of initial stock - Etc. 6. Activity adjustment of Worker allocation (Work of the selection criteria ) (Start conditions of work ) 5. Set a new route (Organization flow) 29
FLOWCHART Modeling and simulation in GD.findi is simple Step 1: Create a new project Step 2: Create a floor plan Step 3: Create a process plan Step 4: Set up activities Step 5: Set up plan Step 6: Run production simulation 30
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