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Importing from Prior Version Files

Converting from BlockSim 6 or 7 Files

When you import from a BlockSim 6 (*.rb6) or BlockSim 7 (*.rbp) file, the Conversion Settings window allows you to specify:

Tip: The default preferences for merging identical resources upon conversion are set on the Conversion page of BlockSim’s Application Setup (File > Application Setup). Note that any changes you make in the Conversion Settings window will update your preferences in the Application Setup. In other words, the same options will be selected by the default the next time you attempt to convert a BlockSim 6 or 7 file on this computer.

Conversion Constraints and Differences

Numerous improvements have been made to the modeling capabilities and underlying analysis and simulation algorithms used in the Synthesis version of BlockSim. As a result, analysis or simulation of diagrams imported from previous versions of BlockSim may yield results that differ from the results originally obtained. In particular, results may differ in the following cases and/or for the following reasons:

Indirect cost = Average stock level * Holding cost per item * Simulation end time

In the Synthesis version, the indirect cost is calculated for each simulation and then averaged at the end to yield the indirect cost that is shown. This is because holding cost per item may be a distribution in the Synthesis version.

In addition, certain rules apply when importing maintenance properties from BlockSim 7:

 

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