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The center of one Pulley revolves, or orbits, around the center of a different Pulley. A sketch of the Belt is in a rotating-Part that connects the centers of the two Pulleys. |
Line in the Base-Part |
STEP 1: Add a rotating-Part - a Crank
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Add Motion-Dimension FB - rotating-Part |
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Sketch-Path on the Crank Crank and Motion-Path FB |
STEP 2: Add a sketch-path to represent the path of the belt.
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STEP 3: Add a Motion-Path FB to the sketch-path
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STEP 4: Add a Linear-Motion FB
STEP 5: Add a Part
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STEP 1: Start the Add Pulley command
The Command-Manager has four selection-boxes. STEP 2: Select the elements for the Pulley
The Pulley. has a Cyan color. It is a Driving-Pulley. See also: Application-Settings > Graphics tab > Display Colors. STEP 3: Start the Add Pulley command AGAIN
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STEP 4: Select the elements for the Pulley AGAIN
The Pulley has a Magenta color. This means it is a Driven-Pulley. |