The Screw Conveyor Spouts have been added to the model (along with other things) and the model is now approaching the state where it looks much like the first model from an earlier post this subject — but there is a huge difference of course. The new screw conveyor spouts, along with the rest of the configurator, are fully CEMA compliant…..and are fully configurable to the standard’s specifications. On to the new stuff.
Accomplishing the the above configurations is a combination of skeletal modeling techniques and iLogic coding, and will all be included in the massive Mechanical Web Portal tutorial we are in the process of creating, using this awesome configurator model as the first tutorial. At some point soon we will be uploading this model to Autodesk’s Configurator 360 website so you can try the configurator yourself, and also get a glimpse of some of the cloud based things that can be done with configurators.
Next week we hope to have a new video, as well as have the screw and it’s hangers either complete or well along the way. Martin Sprocket & Gear has a boatload of information on their website related to Screw Conveyors, including their Stock & MTO Screw Conveyor Components catalog which has a lot of screw conveyor design information. I will be using their catalog as well as the CEMA Standard as a guide when creating the screw and hangers. Also, if anyone reading this has any input as to functionality and design, feel free to comment below and maybe your input will guide how the tutorial is structured. Stop back next week to check out the progress!