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Flight segment data can be input from a *.DXF drawing file.
DXF files can be created by most popular drawing packages such as AutoCad®. In AutoCad® use the "Save As" menu item and then select "(*.dxf)" as the file type.
The drawing file used can have any name and be located in any directory.
1.The layer containing the conveyor profile data on the drawing must be titled "ConveyorLine".
oIt should be the current layer when the drawing is saved as a DXF file
2.The conveyor profile should be drawn as a polyline:
oThis should be the only polyline drawn on this layer.
oThe polyline should be composed of straight line segments with no curves.
Remember, there may be a limit to number of flight segments allowed by Belt Analyst.
1.Save the DXF drawing file (any name).
2.In Belt Analyst™, right-click on the profile where the flight segments should be inserted; then follow the instructions for selecting DXF file.
3.Use the Input Profile Form to review the flight data.
4.Enter other flight segment data in BA -- label, idler spacing, percent loaded, skirtboard length, cleaners, etc…
This procedure will only import the carry side of the conveyor; to create the return side at the same time with the same profile, the flight input mode should be set at "Auto Return Segments".
BA always looks at conveyor in direction of carry side travel – tail to head (The BA sketch on the main screen shows this left to right). When importing from a drawing it reads the data from the polyline’s first index to last, not the direction it is displayed on drawing – some add-in programs will allow you to change this in AutoCad, the form used by BA for transferring the data from the drawing allows the user to reverse the direction of imported flight segments, the direction of the whole conveyor with pulleys can be reversed in BA from the ”Edit” menu.