RailWorks Release Notes and History

The following is a list of features and fixes that have been included in the latest RailWorks releases.

RailWorks 22.2.0

Release for FlexSim 2022 Update 2
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the definition of traveling routes
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive and wagon movement amongst the rail tracks
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the usage of multiple locomotives at same railway
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the offset distance in Control Points
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the Decouple activity and Couple by another Locomotive
Retroative Release: New versions released with bugs fixed from 2021.2 to 2022.2

Release for FlexSim 2022 Update 1
Refactor: Changed the model limit control and system functionality
Feature: Added the PreCreate activity in ProcessFlow
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive and wagon movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the model limit creating new models.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the model limit window with multiple modules installed.

Release for FlexSim 2022
Refactor: Changed the way that Rails can be resized and moved.
Feature: Added the RailWorks manual to FlexSim.
Feature: Added travel offset to the MoveTrain activity.
Feature: Added speed profiles to the Locomotive. That means that you can now set the speed of a Locomotive based upon if it is coupled to a Wagon or not.
Feature: Added acceleration and deceleration of locomotives.
Feature: Added RailwayTimetable, providing observability for the model as it saves every important event in RailWorks, like the time when a locomotive arrived at a station, as an example.
Feature: Added a new model to the Stations: Fuel Station.
Feature: Added a new model to the Stations: Flow Station.
Feature: Integration with FloWorks.
Feature: Added loading modes to thee LoadWagon activity.
Bug Fix: Fixed various bugs affecting the locomotive movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the load and unload actions.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug affecting the Experimenter.

Release for FlexSim 2021 Update 2
Feature: Added a new routing algorithm option, focused on preventing train collisions (Requires Python installed).
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in the model limit.

Release for FlexSim 2021 Update 1
Feature: Added trigger - onCreate - to the SourceTrain object.
Feature: Added triggers - onEntry, onExit - to the Rail object.
Feature: Added triggers - onFuel, onLoad, onUnload - to the Station object.
Feature: Added triggers - onLoad, onUnload - to the Crane object.
Feature: Added trigger - onArrival - to the RailControlPoint object.
Feature: Added tank wagon 3D Model option to the Wagon Object.
Feature: Added custom dashboards to the module.
Feature: Added auto-connect to SourceTrain to connect with the nearest ConnectPoint.
Feature: Added the possibility to keep the FlowItems or create new ones when loading and unloading.
Feature: Added the possibility to load FlowItems fractionally or discretely.
Bug Fix: Fixed bugs on train movement.
Bug Fix: Fixed bug on entry of task executer as flow item in Station.
Bug Fix: Fixed a bug in the RailControlPoint.
Refactor: Changed functionality of Rail's Connect Points.
Style: Changed RailSystem model.
Style: Added a new model to the Wagon Object: Gas Tank Wagon.