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This workflow uses Place Conveyor Belt Command in Material Handling and Sketch 2D commands to model a conveyor belt that maintains the parametric relationship with belt components, such as equipment objects and modules.

Conveyor belt

  1. Create a local coordinate system for the conveyor belt.

    Create a conveyor belt coordinate system

  2. Create the path of the conveyor belt profile and place it in the model.

    Place a conveyor belt using an .xml or .xls file

    Place a conveyor belt using Sketch 2D

  3. Define regions and zones for the belt.

    Define properties of a belt region

Add 2D automation commands

2D Automation in Sketch 2D is used to create belt-related equipment. Before you use Sketch 2D for the first time, install the 2D automation custom commands delivered with Smart 3D Material Handling.

Add custom commands to the Sketch 2D toolbar

Belt equipment and supporting structure (idlers, trusses, trestles, and so forth)

  1. Place symbols for belt equipment, such as pulleys and idlers, along the belt profile in Sketch 2D.

    Place equipment symbols in 2D

  2. Place symbols for the conveyor belt support trusses in Sketch 2D.

    Place module symbols in 2D

  3. Place symbols for miscellaneous objects, such as control points for creating chutes, in Sketch 2D.

    Place miscellaneous symbols in 2D

  4. If required, associate idlers with the support trusses so that packing is calculated.

    Idler Packing Thickness Custom Command