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In Sketch 2D, click Place Belt Components Custom Command
to open the Place Belt Components Dialog.
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Select Equipment in the Select Belt Component box.
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In the Symbol Directory box, specify the needed Symbol Share folder.
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Click Place Along Tab (Equipment).
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In the Part Class box, select the type of idler to be placed.
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In Part Name, select the idler part to place.
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In Count, type the number of idler parts to be placed.
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In Offset, type the offset from the start point for the position of the first part.
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In Spacing, type the spacing between parts when Count is greater than 1.
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The Orientation box sets to Normal to Belt by default. If not, click Change and select a new value.
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In the Selection Mode box, select a method for creating the start point on the belt profile.
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In the Direction of Placement box, select a direction value.
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Based on the specified Selection Mode, select a start point on the belt profile in the graphic view of the drawing.
After a valid selection is made, the Go button is active.
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Click Go to place symbols for the idler parts.
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Repeat these steps as many times as required to populate the belt with symbols for the selected part.
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The software places subsequent parts relative to placement of the previous idler.
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On subsequent executions, if Offset is 0, the value of Spacing is automatically used as the first offset.
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When you place equipment and then modify the geometry of the belt profile, the equipment gets distorted. To correct the distortion use the Sync3D-2D feature to realign the components in Sketch 2D according to their positions in 3D environment.