This conveyor component is an opposite to a component filler. There is a sensor in the MidFrame that signals a python script. The script will stop the component for a defined time and then remove all child components from a component container. The child components are components that belong to a component, like to a component container.
The conveyor component has two parameter. A boolean parameter called "EmptyContainer", if this is checked the conveyor will actually remove these child components, otherwise components will pass through the conveyor just like any conveyor. The other parameter "TimeToEmpty" defines the time how long the process will take, it is just a simple delay function.
This is the python script for the component:
from vcScript import *
def OnRun():
#get handles for behaviors
App= getApplication()
comp= getComponent()
path=comp.findBehaviour("One-WayPath")
EmptyS=comp.findBehaviour("ComponentSignal")
EmptyOrNot= comp.findBehaviour("EmptyContainer")
Time = comp.TimeToEmpty
Sim=getSimulation()
#main loop
while True:
#wait for the signal
triggerCondition(lambda: getTrigger() == EmptyS)
#get handle for the component
part = EmptyS.Value
#if the boolean parameter EmptyContainer is true, it will empty the container
if comp.EmptyContainer:
#stop the component
part.stopMovement()
#print a text and wait
print "Unloading a container for "+str(Time) +" seconds"
delay(Time)
#empty all the child components for this component (container)
for child in part.ChildComponents:
App.deleteComponent(child)
#start the movement
part.startMovement()
And this is the component file:
Container emptier.vcm