Rigging Mechanical Objects in Maya

Set up the scene

Set up joints to control the pistons

Attach the piston to the joints

Rig the second piston

Create a push rod

Set up cams

Add rocker arms

Simulating springs

Sync up gears to the crankshaft

Using expressions to drive gears

Create a belt drive with wire deformers

Fit the belt using blend shapes

Drive the pulleys

Animate the belt

Calculate the number of panels needed

Connect the conveyor drums to the pulley

Prevent flipping in motion paths

Sync motion of the first panel to system

Add the remaining panels

Finalize the scene