Belt/Chain PropertyManager (Sketch Blocks)
Use the Belt/Chain tool (Blocks toolbar) to create layout sketches for pulleys or sprocket mechanisms.
Sketches must be blocks.
To open this PropertyManager:
In a sketch with multiple circles as sketch blocks, click Belt/Chain (Blocks toolbar) or .
Belt Members
| Pulley components | Add arcs or circles. |
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| Move Up | Move selected Pulley components up in the order. | |||
| Move Down | Move Pulley components down in the order. | |||
| Flip belt side | Changes the side on which the belt is located for all components. In the graphics area, click the handle for each arc to change the side on which the belt is located for the selected component. |
Properties
| Driving | Defines the belt length. When cleared, the system calculates the belt length. Set a value that is applied after you close the Belt/Chain PropertyManager. Based on existing constraints, one or more of the pulley components moves to adjust for the belt length you set. The belt length is displayed in the FeatureManager design tree Belt
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| Use belt thickness | Specifies the value of the belt thickness.
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| Engage belt | Clear to disengage the belt mechanism. |