Adding a Smooth Section

You can add a smooth section to an existing conveyor.

  1. From the Conveyor section of the action bar, click Add Section .
    The Conveyor Section Type panel appears.
  2. Select Smooth.
    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 (Start Limit, End Limit, Border) before the new section can be created.

  3. In the New Roller Section panel, select Straight.
    The Section elements selection section indicates in red that there are two selections (Start Limit and End Limit) that must be made in the work area before the section can be added.
  4. Select the first end of the surface in the work area.

    A context toolbar appears and provides commands for validating each selection you make.



  5. Click to validate the selection for the first limit.
    The command for the first limit becomes green and an annotation appears in the work area pointing to the first limit.
  6. Select the end of the surface in the work area.
    The context toolbar points to the selection.
  7. Click to validate the selection for the last limit.

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



    When the required selections have been made, the New Roller Section indicates in green that the two required limits (Start Limit and End Limit) have been validated.

  8. Click Finish to finalize the conveyor section initialization.

    The conveyor 3d shape and the new section are displayed transparently.



    The Section Properties panel appears, and allows you to make any adjustments to the generated section.

    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.

  9. Click OK.
    The section is created.