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Originally Posted by mplanchard
In SolidWorks, To create a belt/chain assembly feature:
1. Click Belt/Chain (Assembly toolbar) or Insert, Assembly Feature, Belt/Chain.
2. Set the PropertyManager options.
3. Click OK .
In the FeatureManager design tree, the following appear:
• A Belt feature. The belt length appears next to the feature.
• A BeltMates folder (under Mates ), containing mates between adjacent pulleys.
To see the belt curve when the PropertyManager is closed, select the Belt feature in the FeatureManager design tree.
If you selected Create belt part, a new part containing the belt sketch is created and added to the Belt folder in the assembly. The part has:
• An external reference to the assembly.
• A LockToSketchMate that constrains the belt part to the belt sketch.
• Custom properties Belt Length and Belt Thickness.
If you selected Engage belt, you can drag to rotate one pulley to see all the pulleys rotate.
If you did not select Engage belt, you can reposition one pulley without causing the others to rotate.
Marie
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I am able to get the belt to work, such as being engaged and such. But no matter what I try, I can not get a physical model to show. Do I have to create this on my own? Or is there a tool that will automatically create a physical model of #35 chain, or even a belt, on the same path as the belt on the CAD drawing?