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FlexSim Training

The complete FlexSim Training Program is a comprehensive curriculum delivered in three modular units. These sessions are typically conducted online throughout the year, offering maximum flexibility.  For those seeking alternative options, we can also host training at our offices or directly on-site at your location.

FlexSim Core Training is the foundational course and it is available in two formats:

  • Public Training: Open to any new FlexSim user, these online sessions are held quarterly in Italian.
  • Dedicated Training: This customizable option allows companies to train their employees privately. Training is tailored to specific needs and can be conducted online, at our offices, or on-site at your location.

FlexSim Application Training and FlexSim Platform Training are designed for users with a solid understanding of core functionalities. These in-depth courses are offered exclusively as dedicated training for your team. With a maximum of three attendees, these sessions provide a highly personalized learning experience.  The curriculum is tailored to your specific needs and incorporates real-world customer case studies for practical application.

Attendance Certificates: Participants who actively engage in the training by attending at least 80% of the sessions will be eligible to receive a certificate of attendance.

FlexSim Core Training

The FlexSim Core Training program is a remote training available as dedicated training (up to 4 people) or public training (up to 8 participants, scheduled quarterly). The purpose of this course is to build essential FlexSim skills and competencies. It should allow to use FlexSim in typical usage scenarios and collaborate with other users on a wide variety of simulation projects. The focus of this course is FlexSim GP (General Purpose) functionality and it is taught by example, through creating and explaining models using the latest LTS (long term support) version of FlexSim Software.

These are the topics which are covered in this course:

  • Fundamentals of the discrete event simulation. FlexSim user interface, features and libraries.
  • Building models with standard library objects. Built-in logic of the 3D FlexSim objects. States.
  • Randomness and stochastic simulations.
  • Breakdowns and schedules.
  • Model parameters and performance measures. Virtual experiments.
  • Controlling FlexSim objects from Process Flow.
  • Controlling task executers: task sequences and priorities.
  • Routing of the task executers: Navigator subsystems, Travel Network, AStar, AGV.
  • Visualization and analysis of the simulation results. Custom 3D objects. Video recorder.
  • Introduction into Conveyors, AGV and Warehousing Libraries.
  • Coordinating access to shared resources: Lists, Zones, Resources.
  • Starting and finishing processes. Using Subflows.

By program’s end, participants will gain the expertise to independently model a wide range of real-world scenarios, including manufacturing systems, material flow operations, warehousing systems, and logistics networks. This includes confidently simulating these scenarios using readily available FlexSim objects in their standard configurations. As their skills progress, participants will handle more complex interactions and system behaviors, leveraging the power of FlexSim Process Flow tool for advanced modeling capabilities

Prerequisites :  This FlexSim Core Training program is accessible to all FlexSim users but a general STEM background is recommended.

Duration: 5 days, available as dedicated training (up to 4 people) or public training (up to 8 participants, scheduled quarterly).

FlexSim Application Training

FlexSim Application Training can be provided to customers which have already completed the FlexSim Core Training program. This program teaches the basics of the Flexscript programming language and the internal structure of the FlexSim application and models, as well as best practices to manage more complex simulation models. This training program also explores advanced features of the various FlexSim tools, such as Lists, Statistics Collectors and Process Flows.

FlexSim Application Training puts an emphasis on practical modeling and hands-on approach. This training presents an opportunity to implement more complex models under the guidance of an experienced FlexSim Application Engineer. Working in small groups allows to personalize some examples and discuss possible real life applications.

Covered topics :

  • The basics of the Flexscript programming language
  • Custom object animations with kinematics
  • Statistics Collectors and Calculated Tables
  • Introduction to FlexSim modules.
  • Advanced module and application training based on customer simulation needs (up to two topics, see FlexSim Modules)

By program’s end, participants will gain the skills to independently model their specific use cases. This includes confidently simulating their applications using standard FlexSim objects and modules, both through the graphical user interface (GUI) and with custom behavior modifications via FlexScript

Prerequisites: FlexSim Core Training.

Duration: 5 days, available only as dedicated training (up to 3 people).

FlexSim Platform Training

The attendees of FlexSim Core Training and FlexSim Application Training are not required to have computer programming and software engineering knowledge, but with proper skills FlexSim can be customized and extended in various ways, and integrated with other software and hardware systems.

FlexSim Platform Training covers a very wide range of subjects, and it would be counterproductive to propose it as a one size fits all needs. Hence we go for a modular approach.

The following topics require computer science or software engineering background and may be included into a custom-tailored FlexSim Platform Training program:

  • * Flexscript programming language (User commands, Flexscript Debugger, Memory and performance profiling, Coroutines)
  • * Flexsim internals (FlexSim tree, FlexSim data structures, Nodefunctions, Object inheritance, Object properties, Event handling, Event list and Event log, Reverse engineering FlexSim GUI)
  • Advanced uses of the FlexSim SQL engine (Accessing Experimenter data, SQL queries in Lists, SQL queries in Property Tables, Advanced query techniques: Objects as tables)
  • Low-level control of the FlexSim objects (Custom state profiles, Kinematics)
  • Extending FlexSim (FlexSim modules, Custom libraries, Custom object types: C++ implementation and Flexscript interface)
  • Controlling FlexSim User Experience (FlexSim GUI development, FlexSim Workspaces)
  • Connecting to external code (C++ modules /DLLs, Python interoperability)
  • Controlling FlexSim externally (Command line interface, Python integration / FlexSimPy, FlexSim Webserver)
  • FlexSim and version control: FlexSim XML format

Topics marked with an asterisk (*) should be considered mandatory and require three days of training.

Prerequisites: users who have already completed FlexSim Application Training and have at least 8-12 weeks of FlexSim modelling and simulation experience, familiarity with Software Engineering and Programming Languages, limited to small groups (up to 3 people).

Duration: 5 to 7 days, according to the number of the selected modules, available only as dedicated training (up to 3 people).

FlexSim Modules

Additional FlexSim training on top of FlexSim Application Training

FlexSim extends its capabilities with Modules, special plug-ins that provide additional features on top of the standard simulation environment.

Some of these capabilities are not presented in FlexSim Core or Application Training either because they are less frequently used or require a very specific software setup, customer might pick individual module training from this list of arguments :

  • Advanced AGV Modeling – 1 day
  • Advanced Warehousing Modeling – 1 day
  • Advanced Conveyors and Mass Flow Conveyor Modeling – 1 day
  • Fluid and Bulk Material Modeling (FloWorks) – 2 days (*)
  • People Module or FlexSim Healthcare simulation environment – 2 days
  • Agent System – 1 day
  • Omniverse Connector and Virtual Reality – 1 day
  • Database Connector and Table Validation Tool – 1 day
  • Emulation Tool – 1 day (*)
  • Reinforcement Learning Tool – 1 days
  • Optimization Tool (OptQuest) – 1 day (*)
  • Flexcon Logistic Module – 2 days (*)
  • GIS Navigator – 1 day

(*) : require additional license

FlexSim Module Training is usually delivered together FlexSim Application Training, customer might pick individual Modules as additional training days.