Belt Roller for active belt system in SimRig

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If you are into sim-racing and have decided to get a belt tensioner system, chances are that you will want to add a “roller” onto your system, so that the belt pulls you “backward” and not “down”, which is what happens if you use the belt holes in the seat but your shoulders are higher than said seat holes (as is my case). There are a number of solutions, much better than this one, which includes building a structure with aluminum profiles, and much more. Instead, I decided to go as minimalistic as possible, and design a “snap in” roller that I can place into the seat hole and be done with it. The end result is something like what the picture above shows. I initially designed a hole in the snap-in roller so I can bolt it to the seat, but after testing (see video https://youtu.be/slB6SQaFDQk) I decided that bolting it is probably not needed, so I spared the seat from another puncture. Of course, this design is (has to be) bespoke to the specific model of seat I have, as the roller has to “snap in” and be held in place. I have an NRG FRP-301 seat if it helps. This one: https://getnrg.com/collections/seats/products/frp-301 If you happen to have the same seat, then all you need to do is to download the STL files and print them. If not, download the F3D file and follow the sequence here: https://luisblando.medium.com/3d-printer-tension-belt-roller-73a78af4c566