Click on the Admin button on the top right-hand side of the menu bar.
Slide the cursor over to the left-hand edge of the window until the side menu appears.
This action will open a side display menu.

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Factory Tree

This document is intended to provide basic guidelines when it comes to entering descriptions and expressions for an Envision project. This applies whether the project is initially entered in an Excel spreadsheet that is later used to copy and paste the descriptors/expressions to Envision or typing the information into the Envision application directly.

Factory window

The basic structure of an Envision application and their suggested descriptor lengths.
Object tree -
1) Highest level referred to as the "Plant" - try to keep between 5 and 15 characters - no more than 20.
2) Next level (or 'Child') under Plant is the "Area" – it can be more than 1 - same punctuation rules as Plant
3) Next level under Area is the "Line" - it can be more than 1 - no more than 20 characters.
4) Next level under Line is the "Station" - it can be more than 1 - try to keep around 10 characters
5) Next level under Station is the "Asset" - it can be more than 1 - same punctuation rules as plant
6) Next level under Asset is the "Group" - it can be more than 1 - no more than 20 characters
7) Next level, (the last one) under Group is the "OP" - at least 1 but no more than 16 for any one Group - no more than 29 characters
Use a mixture of upper- and lower-case letters. This will help in interpreting abbreviations. Lower case letters also seem to use less screen area than upper case letters. Try to use logical abbreviations as much as possible.
Obviously, there will sometimes be exceptions to these guidelines. Also, some customers use different terminologies for their processes such as using "OP ##" instead of "STA ##", etc. These need to be treated in a case by case scenario.

Object Naming

Factory (PLANT) 

The Factory/Plant Object can be named after the Customer Name (Or Accepted Abbreviation) or Plant Name (Or Accepted Abbreviation). It is the highest-level object. 
When naming, keep it between 5 and 15 characters - no more than 20.

Area

The Area Object is a Customer Designated Area, such as a Bodyside, Door, Transmission, or other large parts of a whole product. The Area Object is the "Child' under the Plant object.
When naming the Area Object, there can be more than one Area Object per Plant, follow the same character limits as the Plant. Example Bodyshop and Closures.

Line

The Line Object is a Customer Designated Line Segment and Style of Station range, such as a 6X S010 or 6X S010-S050 (if there are multiple stations in one or more of the Line Objects). The Line Object is the "Child' under the Area object.
When naming the Line Object, it can be more than 1 - no more than 20 characters, stating a segment and a range of station (element) in the Line.

Station

The Station Objects are Customer Designated Station number, usually about the 2^nd part of the Line Objects name (aka S020 which is part of the 6X S010-S050 Line Object or S010, S020, S030, S040, and S050). The Station Object is the "Child" under the Line object.
When naming the Station Object, there can be more than 1, to try to keep it around 10 characters.

Asset

The Asset Objects are Customer Designated Asset Name and a description of the type. It consists of Main Stations, Robot Stations, and Fixture Stations. Main Stations, are Customer Designated Station Number. Robots are Numbers, Robot numbers, and descriptions. A Fixture is a station number. The Asset Object is the "Child" under the Station object.
When naming the Asset Objects, there can be more than one Asset Object per Plant, try to keep it under 10 characters.

Group

The Group Objects are Tooling Group – [Unit Type] [Unit Type Number# ][Unit Type Motion] Model Abbreviation. The Group Object is the "Child' under the Asset object. There can be several Group objects, so use no more than 20 characters.

OPS

The OPS or Operations objects are the "Child" objects of the Group Object. There may be at least 1 but no more than 16 for any one Group – use no more than 29 characters when naming the OPS. The naming of a Tooling Group OP typically consists of a Unit Type Abbreviation, a Unit Number, and a Unit Type Position Abbreviation.

Object Overview

Factory

WTM A / BODYSHOP/ 6X_S010_050 / S020/ S020FX1 / ADV PIN 1 / PIN 1 ADVD
The FACTORY for this example is the fictional Willison Truck Manufacturing (WT Mfg.). They make several versions of trucks. In this example, there are two factory locations, Arizona and Utah.
Selecting a Factory name could use the initials of the company name and the location if there are multiple sites.
WTM A (Willison Truck Manufacturing) + A (Arizona). WTM A.
WTM U for the Utah Factory.

Area

WTM A / BODYSHOP/ 6X_S010_050 / S020/ S020FX1 / ADV PIN 1 / PIN 1 ADVD
In this factory, the manufacturer will have several areas that could be monitored. The Areas would be separated by the types or parts of a product they produce, such as Bodysides, Framing, Painting, Bodyshop, etc. For this, we would specify a particular AREA.
Bodyshop
Bodyside
Framing

Line

WTM A /BODYSHOP/ 6X_S010_050 / S020 / S020FX1 / ADV PIN 1 / PIN 1 ADVD
In the Bodyshop AREA, they may have multiple LINES. Each LINE has an abbreviated designation for them and the STATION or STATIONS in the LINE Name. If a line has two or more STATIONS within the LINE, you would want to use the LINE Number (6X) + the STATIONS (S010_050) included in that LINE. Note the examples below.
BA010_050
6X_S010_050  (this line has multiple stations)
UBODY_C01 (this LINE has only one station)

Station

WTM A / BODYSHOP/ 6X_S010_050 / S020 / S020FX1 / ADV PIN 1 / PIN 1 ADVD
The STATIONS are the Child objects located in each LINE Object. Within the 6X S010-S050, there would typically be 5 (S010, S020, S030, etc.) stations in each LINE Object:
S010, S020, S030, S040, S050

Asset

WTM A / BODYSHOP/ 6X_S010_050 / S020 / S020FX1 / ADV PIN 1 / PIN 1 ADVD
The ASSET Object naming is a combination of the Station Name + Type of station it is (Main, Fixture, or Robot). You would name as follows:
S020FX1 (Station Name (S020)+ Fixture(FX) + Number(1)

Group

WTM A / BODYSHOP/ 6X_S010_050 / S020 / S020FX1 / ADV PIN 1 / PIN 1 ADVD
Group Object naming is typically made up of 2 group types (Tooling and Robot Motions) and 3 descriptors (Unit Type Motion, Unit Type, and Unit Type Number).
Tooling Group
(Example - ADV PIN 1 [Unit Type Motion] + [Unit Type] + [Unit Type Number#]

"GO TO" Work Type Position:
POUNCE
PICK
DROP
1ST RIVET/FDS 2^ND, LAST
PEDESTAL

"MOVE" Work Type Position
CLEAR OF PICK
CLEAR OF DROP
CLEAR OF PED
CLEAR OF FIXTURE
HOME

Unit Type Abbreviation:
PIN (Pin)
CLP (Clamp)
DMP (Dump)
SLD (Slide)
BKUP (Back-Up)
VAC (Vacuum)
PVT (Pivot)

Unit Type Number:
1, 2, 3, etc. Depending on the amount of the same Ops that a present.

PIN 1 ADVANCED
PIN 1 ADVD

Unit Type Position Abbreviation:
Advanced = ADVD
Returned = RETD
Closed = CLSD
Opened = OPND
Extended = EXTD
Retracted = RTCD
Engaged = ENGD
Disengage = DSNG
Lowered = LWRD
Raised = RSD

AT consists of:
POUNCE
PICK
DROP
1ST RIVET/FDS 2^nd LAST
PEDESTAL
HOME
AT POUNCE

CLEAR OF consists of:
PICK
DROP
PED
FIXTURE
 
 
CLEAR OF FXT