The catalog provides predefined objects that can be directly integrated into your scene.
Select the catalog in the view to display the different types of belts and conveyors represented as subnodes:
Each subnode contains further subnodes which, in turn, represent the objects you can move to the view and use as assemblies in your scene.
Once you have added an object of the catalog to the view, you can select it and display the associated parameters in the view on the right-hand side of the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin screen. The properties of a belt or a conveyor assembly consist of different sections providing the parameters. The parameters described in the following paragraphs are the general parameters provided by belts and conveyors of the types and . Parameters that are specific to other objects provided by the catalog are described in Belts & Conveyors - Specific Objects.
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Indicates the type of the conveyor or belt as defined in the catalog. |
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Indicates the category of the object. |
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Indicates the default name of the conveyor or belt. Click the field to edit the name and adapt it to your requirements. |
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Indicates the section in which the selected belt or conveyor is placed. To shift the belt or conveyor to another section, open the list and select . Result: In the view, the belt or conveyor is displayed as a subnode of . |
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By default, belts or conveyors are not assigned to a control panel. To assign the selected belt or conveyor to controls, open the list and select a control panel. The assigned will then be selected upon selection of the belt or conveyor. |
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Select this check box to display a boundary at the start side (represented by the red triangle) of the belt or conveyor. |
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Select this check box to display a boundary at the end side (represented by the blue triangle) of the belt or conveyor. |
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Select this check box to display a boundary on the right side (seen from the start of indicated by the red triangle) of the belt or conveyor. |
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Select this check box to display a boundary on the left side (seen from the start indicated by the red triangle) of the belt or conveyor. |
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Enter a height value (in mm) for your belt or conveyor. |
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Enter a width value (in mm) for your belt or conveyor. |
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Enter the length of the chamfer the boundary should provide from the left side and from the right side. Value range: 0...half the length of the belt or conveyor Default value: 15 mm |
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Click the arrow to open a list of parameters defining the friction of the boundaries that is applied when a load is touching the boundaries:
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Select a color for the boundaries of the selected belt or conveyor. |
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By default, the check box is selected and the belt or conveyor is enabled. If this check box is not selected, the belt or conveyor is disabled and is displayed in grey in the view. Physical properties are not available. |
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Enter an angle in to rotate the belt or conveyor around the Z axis (within the XY-plane). |
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Enter an angle in to incline the selected conveyor. Value range: -45°...45° |
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Click the plus sign of the line to add a sensor to the selected conveyor. Result: The sensor is displayed on the belt or conveyor in the scene and a subnode is inserted under the node that provides the following parameters. |
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Indicates the default name of the sensor. Click the field to edit the name and adapt it to your requirements. |
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Enter a height value (in mm) for the sensor above the belt or conveyor. |
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Enter a position value (in mm) for the sensor on the belt or conveyor measured from the start (red triangle). |
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Enter an angle in to incline the sensor upward from the belt or conveyor. |
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Enter an angle in to incline the sensor sideward from the belt or conveyor. |
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Configure an input variable to the controller that is set as soon as a load is detected by the sensor. Configure the following parameters:
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By clicking the plus sign of the parameter, you can add more sensors.
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Select the check box to lock the position of the selected belt or conveyor to prevent it from being moved unintentionally. |
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Enter the x, y, z coordinates (in mm) of the selected belt or conveyor to modify the position. You can also use the fundamental mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to calculate the position coordinates. |
The section allows you to configure programming code that is executed when a selectable event is detected on the belt or conveyor:
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Select one of the following : Click the button of the event to open a view where you can enter the programming code to execute when the selected event is detected. This view provides the same functions as described in the EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin Getting Started User Guide. |
The following parameters are provided for :
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Enter a value for the length of the selected belt or conveyor. Default value: 1000 mm Value range: 100...4000 mm |
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Enter a value for the width of the selected belt or conveyor. Default value: 360 mm Value range: 50...1500 mm |
The following parameters are provided for / :
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Enter a value for the radius of the curved conveyor. Default value: 600 mm Value range: 400...1500 mm |
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Enter a value for the width of the curved conveyor. Default value: 360 mm Value range: 100...1500 mm |
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Enter a value for the angle of the curved conveyor. Default value: 90 ° Value range: 30...180 ° |
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Click the arrow to open a list of parameters defining the friction of the surface of the conveyor:
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Select the type of conveyor from the list: |
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Enter the thickness of the belt. Value range: 40 mm...60 mm |
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Select a color for the surface of the selected belt or conveyor. |