Adding a Roller Section

You can add a roller section to an existing conveyor.

This task shows you how to:

Choose the Section Type

Select the type of section to add.

  1. From the Conveyor section of the action bar, click Add Section .
    The Conveyor Section Type panel appears.
  2. Select Roller.
    The New Roller Section panel appears.

    You are prompted to select a section type (Straight, Curved, or Concave/Convex).

    The panel also lists selections that must be made (First Roller, Last Roller, Intermediate Roller) before the new section can be created.

Add a Straight or Curved Section

You can add a straight or curved section to the conveyor.

  1. In the New Roller Section panel, select either Straight or Curved.
    The Section elements selection section indicates in red that there are two rollers (First Roller and Last Roller) that must be selected in the work area before the section can be added.
  2. Select the first cylinder in the work area.

    A context toolbar appears and provides commands for First Roller and Last Roller that allow you to validate each selection you make.



  3. Click to validate the selection for the first roller.
    The command for the first roller becomes green and an annotation appears in the work area pointing to the first roller.
  4. Select the last cylinder in the work area.
    The context toolbar points to the selection.
  5. Click to validate the selection for the last roller.

    The command for the last roller becomes green and an annotation appears in the work area pointing to the last roller.

    When the required selections have been made, the New Roller Section panel indicates in green that two rollers (First Roller and Last Roller) have been validated.

  6. Click Finish to finalize the conveyor section initialization.

    The conveyor 3d shape and the new section are displayed transparently. The red arrow indicates the conveying direction. Green rollers are respectively the first and the last roller of the section.



    Note: If the conveyor section is not powered, the arrow is not displayed.

    The Section Properties panel appears, and allows you to make any adjustments to the generated section or its rollers before creation.

    Note: The Section Properties panel can be accessed any time by double-clicking a section in the tree or work area after it has been created.

  7. Click OK.
    The section is created.

Add a Concave/Convex Section

You can add a concave/convex section to the conveyor.

  1. In the New Roller Section panel, select Concave/Convex.
    The New Roller Section indicates in red that there are three rollers (First Roller, Last Roller, and Intermediate Roller) that must be selected in the work area before the section can be added.
  2. Select the first cylinder in the work area.

    A context toolbar appears and provides commands for First Roller, Intermediate Roller, and Last Roller that allow you to validate each selection you make.



  3. Click to validate the selection for the first roller.
    The command for the first roller becomes green and an annotation appears in the work area pointing to the first roller.
  4. Select the last cylinder in the work area.
    The context toolbar points to the selection.
  5. Click to validate the selection for the last roller.

    The command for the last roller becomes green and an annotation appears in the work area pointing to the last roller.



  6. Select an intermediate cylinder in the work area.
    The context toolbar points to the selection.
  7. Click to validate the selection for the intermediate roller.

    The command for the last roller becomes green and an annotation appears in the work area pointing to the intermediate roller.



    When the required selections have been made, the New Roller Section indicates in green that all rollers (First Roller, Intermediate Roller and Last Roller) have been validated.

  8. Click Finish to finalize the conveyor section initialization.

    The conveyor 3d shape and the new section are displayed transparently. The red arrow indicates the conveying direction.