How to Make Conveyor Belts

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Conveyor Belts

This tutorial will teach you how to build a working conveyor belt! For those who may not know, a conveyor belt is an object that pulls other objects along, on top of it. Usually they're used in assembly lines, in factories.

How To Make One

Well, there are two ways to make a conveyor belt. One way is to give a brick an OnTouch script that will give Velocity to any brick touching it. This is just needlessly complicated and useless. So, instead, we're gonna make a brick, anchor it, and give it velocity. Don't worry if this sounds confusing, I'll go into more detail, below.

Create The Brick

Start by a creating a brick. Its top surface should be smooth, so it doesn't form any connections. You can make the color whatever you want, though. Once you've created the brick, stretch it out, to the length of your conveyor belt. You should probably build some small walls on it, too. So that whatever rides it won't fall off.

Give It Velocity

For the next step, we have to give it the ability to move/move others. So, in the Roblox Editor, highlight the brick and find the property 'Velocity'. Simply change its coordinates according to the direction of your conveyor belt. They're X, Y, Z coordinates, so you won't need the middle one (Y). Note that there are Negitives in the cordnates.

Final Step - Anchor It

The final step! Yes, it's as simple as it sounds! Highlight the conveyor belt brick in the Roblox Editor. In its properties, there should be a checkbox labeled, 'Anchored'. Place a check here to lock it in place. Now that it's locked in place, it applies its velocity to whatever touches it. Voila! You're done!