Supports are the legs for conveyors, supporting the weight of the conveyor onto the floor or ceiling.
There are three types of supports in Essential Conveyor:

• Ceiling Support
• Floor Support
• Multi-Level Support

Ceiling Support

As the name suggests, these are supports making use of the ceiling to support the conveyor's weight.

It can automatically adjust its Support Height according to the Ceiling Height field in quick properties; and adjust its Support Width according to the conveyor it is attempting to connect. 

Floor Support and Multi-Level Support

Both Floor Support and Multi-Level Support use the floor to support the conveyor's weight.
While attempting to connect to a conveyor, the height is automatically adjusted while taking the drive location into account.

The Support Leg quick property changes the leg to stand on two vertical supports or one.
Attempting to snap a Multi-Level Support will follow the tallest conveyor your mouse is hovering on.

The horizontal beams between a support are automatically generated to properly support the conveyors.

Auto Supports

Using the Generate Auto Support button will automatically generate only Floor Supports for all selected conveyors.

Guarding is what keeps the MTBH from straying over the edge of the conveyor runs. It can also help workers from getting clothing entangled in rollers.

Guarding

Pan Guard

A pan guard is a "C" shaped metal usually bolted along the edges of a conveyor.
Below is an image of a 400mm Height Pan Guard on the left, and 100mm Height Pan Guard on the right:

Guard Rails

Guard rails are multiple horizontal rails mounted on vertical rods. These rods are usually bolted on the edges of a conveyor.
In addition to changing the Height of these rails, they also have a # of Rails property which does exactly what it says.
This image below shows a guard rail of 400mm Height and four rails on the left, and 100mm Height and two rails on the right.

Auto Side Guarding

Clicking on the Auto Side Guarding button brings up a separate dialog.

The first field on the dialog is the Part field. This field lists down all types of beams available in the Extension. Selecting any Part will list its quick properties below.

After making sure the Part field and its quick properties are correct, be sure to have the target conveyors selected first. Then click on either these buttons to apply:

Button	Description
	Apply guarding on the left side of the conveyors.
	Apply guarding on the right side of the conveyors.
	Apply guarding on both sides of the conveyors.
	Remove guarding on both sides of the conveyors

Accessories

Photo Eye

Photo Eyes can be placed along conveyor lines by left clicking on the Photo Eye button, then left clicking again on a conveyor.  A laser can be shown by selecting the Show Laser option in the quick properties box.  Photo eyes can be moved easily along a conveyor unit by left clicking and dragging.