Conveyor speed change - phyton

[micu93]

Hello everyone.

I urgently need to simulate the conveyors. I have a problem with how to change the feeder speed. I try to grasp the script but it doesn’t work for me because I don’t know what function to use to change the speed. (I’m a beginner).
Could you please help me?
I would be very grateful for your help.

[captain_feature]

@micu93

Could you please help me?

Hy,

can you provide the layout? → That would it make so much easier to help…

Regards
Feature

[micu93]

The feed is to spin at a constant speed. When hovering over the sensor, the rollers may accelerate or not. Depends on the distance between the components.

Best regards.

[micu93]

Unfortunately, I can’t upload photos. Any idea how to make a speed change in the script?

[WilliamSmith]

Have you checked this?

Changing conveyor Speed & Acceleration

Hi all ! I’m trying to design a conveyor that would speed up a part on a signal input, here’s what it looks like : [image] I tried to modify the conveyor path speed, wich works fine, but it does not seem that it takes path acceleration/deceleration value. I saw in this post that it is possible to modify the property pathVelocity & patAcceleration of a component. I tried that, but nothing really happens visually. Additionnally, i’d like to be able to stop my conveyor on a signal input taki…

Use the OnRun in vcScript to get the path and its speed, acceleration and deceleration properties. You can also manipulate the travel speed of a component.

[micu93]

Hi.
I tried to do it with the tips from the post you posted. Unfortunately it does not work. Maybe someone else has an idea or some code for the script.
Thanks.

[captain_feature]

@micu93

tried to do it with the tips from the post you posted. Unfortunately it does not work. Maybe someone else has an idea or some code for the script.

Hy,

show what you’ve coded maybe we find the bug together?

Regards
Feature

[WilliamSmith]

Here is example in feeder and conveyor that illustrates changing path speed, acceleration and deceleration.

Test - Feeder Speed Variance.vcmx (408.0 KB)

You have the flexibility to change the path speed settings as needed. However, the point about changing speed of individual components on the path not the entire path can be done, and you can use these properties in vcComponent. So if you need a component to speed up or slow down to catch another component on a path, those properties can be used. There is also path options for segment sizes and step mode.