Use the change visual activity in your process flow

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In FlexSim, you can modify the visual representation of objects within your 3D model

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using the Change Visual activity in your process flow.

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This helps you to enhance, customize, and make distinctions for visualizations within your simulation.

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In the example shown, a simple task sequence creates, moves, and then destroys 3D objects in the model

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as they move from one Queue to the other.

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If you want to adjust the visual for the 3D object during the task sequence,

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you can do so by using a Change Visual activity in the ProcessFlow.

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In the Library, under Visuals, select the Change Visual activity,

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drag it into your ProcessFlow, and then add it to the task sequence between Move Object and Delay.

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Now, in the Change Visual Quick Properties click Add, and then use the drop-down to select how you want the visual to change.

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In this case, select Set Object Color.

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In the Set Object Color dialog, expand the Object drop-down

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and select Labels to select your Object—here, MyItem.

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For Color, the default is set to randomly apply a color.

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To change this, simply expand the Color drop-down, then select the appropriate option.

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In this example, select Color to choose a specific color, such as Lime.

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Reset and Run the simulation.

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You can see that a blue box arrives at Queue1 and then moves to Queue2, where the visual changes to lime.

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Stop the simulation.

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Now you can use the Change Visual activity in your process flow to adjust object visuals within your 3D model.