About the Belt and Pulley User Interface
The Belt user interface consists of tabs, commands, and shortcut menus. A belt and pulley system is identified by in the Mechanism Tree. Click Belts to open the Belt tab.
Commands
Unstretched Length—Set an unstretched belt length.
User Defined—Sets the user-defined unstretched belt length. Click to type a value in the box and choose the units from the list.
Settings—Sets the belt stiffness for calculating the forces on the pulleys due to belt tension.
Stiffness (E*A)—Type the Young module of the belt multiplied by the section area. The a value in the box depends on the units you pick from the list.
Tabs
References—Displays the pulley placement references and the belt plane.
Options—Displays the pulley rigid body definition and the number of belt wraps.
Properties—Displays the name of the belt and pulley system. Click to open feature information in the browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click a belt and pulley system in the Mechanism Tree or in the graphics window to access additional feature-specific commands:
Belt Plane—Select a planar surface or a datum plane to route the belt.
Pulley selections—Select the pulley references to route the belt.
Clear—Clears the reference collector.