Marking a Chute

A Chute is marked by one SimItemBlock, at the center of the start of the chute.

Positioning

The SimItemBlock is placed on the center line at the beginning of the chute.

Rotation

Enter the direction of the conveyor on the XY plane in degrees between 0 and 360 degrees.

• Rotation 0 is parallel to the X axis, towards increasing x coordinates
• Rotation 90 is parallel to the Y axis, towards increasing y coordinates

Attributes for a Spiral Chute

SIMITEMNAME	Chute Name
SIMITEMTYPE	LS<arc><L or R><Height>
SIMITEMCONNECT	<To Conveyor or Chute Name> If the Chute is off a sorter, the sorter section should be specified: <To Conveyor or Chute Name> ; <Sorter Section>

Attributes for a Straight Chute

SIMITEMNAME	Chute Name
SIMITEMTYPE	LA
SIMITEMCONNECT	<To Conveyor or Chute Name> If the Chute is off a sorter, the sorter section should be specified: <To Conveyor or Chute Name> ; <Sorter Section>

Example