Lesson goal
Make several pulleys rotate together and get an alert when a value leaves its range.
2 videos
1 exercise
Intermediate
Prerequisite: Assemblies learning path
1. Watch the videos
Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.
Belt/Chain Assembly FeatureLink pulleys, idlers and sprockets so they rotate together, with an optional belt part.↗ SensorsMonitor a model property and trigger an alert outside the limits.↗
2. Key takeaways
The Belt/Chain feature is built by selecting the pulley edges in the order of the path.
It can create a belt part whose length follows the position of the pulleys.
A sensor tracks a value (mass, dimension, interference…) and alerts you when it leaves the set range.
Tip
Add a sensor on the belt length: you will know immediately if a change in center distance takes it out of the standard range.
3. Do the exercise
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