Help with probabilities within branch

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Vinith Gollapudi

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Jul 2, 2025, 1:22:18 PMJul 2
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Hi all, 

I have simple syntax issue when using the UniformDistribution and Branch icons. 
I am trying to say that 85% of time the entity should travel to one branch, then 15% of time it should travel to the other. I have tried multiple different ways of writing this but cant seem to figure it. Could someone help and give the correct syntax/formula for this case please? 

Best wishes, 
Vinith

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John Beasley

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Jul 3, 2025, 1:56:37 AMJul 3
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The Branch block has two things you need to do. You've done one which is the NextComponentList. The bit that remains missing is the Choice. This needs to result in a number (1, 2, etc) which picks which of the components in NextComponentList the entity is sent to. So your expression should be [UniformDistribution1].Value>0.85?2:1]. If random number is > 0.85, it evaluates to 2. Given the order of the components in NextComponentList a result of two will pick the second item, which you have as EntitySink1.

Regards

John

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Cristiano Silva

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Jul 3, 2025, 8:17:31 AMJul 3
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I have an explanation here in my video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJBgi3JmhWY&list=PLRvwRusArl39IYHrsQRj89onSVvFeWIIP&index=10

It has English subtitles, the explanation is at 9:00 minutes. It may be useful.

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Vinith Gollapudi

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Jul 4, 2025, 10:40:38 AMJul 4
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Thank you very much John and Cristiano! This helped a lot!
I appreciate it. 

Best wishes, 
Vinith


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"PentaBind has been shortlisted as New Startup of the Year by Cancer Research Horizons, and also as Deep Tech Investment of the Year by the UK Business Angels Association, a prestigious award sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering"
On 3 Jul 2025, at 13:16, Cristiano Silva <cristi...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have an explanation here in my video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJBgi3JmhWY&list=PLRvwRusArl39IYHrsQRj89onSVvFeWIIP&index=10

It has English subtitles, the explanation is at 9:00 minutes. It may be useful.

Atenciosamente,
Cristiano Luís Turbino de França e Silva
==============================
                      GNU / Linux
    ,                ,       /       .-.
   /                  \     /      (e e)
  ((__-^^-,-^^-__))   /     _.`V'._
    `-_---' `---_-'      /    //~~W~~\\
  <__|o ` 'o|__>   /    //,           ,\\
        \   `  /       /    // |            | \\
         ):  :(      /      \) |            | (/
        :o_o:    /           \           /
          "-"    /              `w -  w'


On Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM Vinith Gollapudi <vinith.g...@pentabind.com> wrote:
Hi all, 

I have simple syntax issue when using the UniformDistribution and Branch icons. 
I am trying to say that 85% of time the entity should travel to one branch, then 15% of time it should travel to the other. I have tried multiple different ways of writing this but cant seem to figure it. Could someone help and give the correct syntax/formula for this case please? 

Best wishes, 
Vinith
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"PentaBind has been shortlisted as New Startup of the Year by Cancer Research Horizons, and also as Deep Tech Investment of the Year by the UK Business Angels Association, a prestigious award sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering"

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