Exercise 1: building a two-way conveyor system – FlexLink Configura User Manual

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Exercise 1: Building a Two-Way Conveyor System

In this exercise we will build a simple two-way system, change system length, add

supports and guide rails, render a 3D image and print a quotation.

Before creating a professional printout of your quotation, including a drawing and a 3D-

rendered image of your system, you will learn how to customize the layout to suit your

particular needs.

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Proceed as follows:

1. Start Configura by selecting Programs/Configura for FlexLink/Flex in your MS

Windows Start menu or simply by clicking on the Flex icon on your desktop.

2. Go to the File menu and select Control Panel. Make the desired language and unit

settings and activate Auto save by checking that box.

3. In the File menu, select Save as to name the file from the start and to determine

where to save it.

4. Make sure that the first component tab, Customized Conveyor, is selected. Do your

pre-sets and select the Drive Unit component. Move the component onto the drawing

area and click. Enter the desired angle by and click again. Now you will be presented

with yet another choice; Right: Yes/No. By moving your mouse in the desired
direction, you can select the motor position before finally clicking the drive unit in

place.

5. Select the Beam, snap it to the drive unit and click. Enter the desired length and

confirm by clicking.

6. Up until now, the color of your system has been red, indicating that it is not a

complete system. To make it valid, you have to finish off with the Idler. Select the

idler, snap it to the beam and click. Your system now turns gray, indicating that it is a

valid two-way system including a drive unit and an idler.

7. You can change the length of your conveyor system at this stage by right clicking on

the beam and selecting Settings. Select Beam and enter your preferred system

length in the Length field (always the length of the center line between two break

points), e.g. 5000 (mm). Click OK. Your system is now 5000 mm in length.

8. Before proceeding to supports and guide rails, have a look at your conveyor system in

its current state by clicking on one of the camera icons, Auto 3D (Fast) or Auto 3D

(detailed), in the toolbar. Close the 3D rendering window to return to your drawing.

9. Under the Support heading, click on the Settings button to do your pre-sets. Then

select the Auto Support component and snap it to the conveyor. Click once to
automatically add the required support modules to your system. Render an image to

view the result.

10. In order to change the type of support module, right-click on the beam and select

Remove all supports. Go back to the component tab, change the settings and add

the new support to the system.

11. Under the Guide Rail heading, click on the Settings button to do your pre-sets.

Select the Auto Guide Rail component and snap it to the conveyor. Click once to