Adding and Activating Feeders

Adding a Feeder

Feeders are objects that generate loads in your scene. You can add a feeder by right-clicking a conveyor and executing the command Insert Feeder from the contextual menu. As a result, the feeder is shown at the beginning of the conveyor as a yellow triangle.

Activating a Feeder

You can activate a feeder in the scene in three different ways:

  • Double-click a feeder in the scene to generate a single load.

  • Right-click the yellow triangle on the conveyor showing the feeder and execute the command Start from the contextual menu. As a result, loads are generated automatically as configured in the Properties of the feeder with the Automatic Feeding parameter.

  • Assign a PLC Output signal Feed to the feeder that is creating a load upon every rising edge of the signal.

Configuring the Loads

To configure the type of loads that is generated by the feeder, configure the parameters in the Load section of the Properties of the feeder.