AutoVue


Configuring Mass Properties

From the Mass Properties, you can change the density, the measurement units or configure the reference point of inertia tensor.

  1. From the Mass Properties tab, click Options.
  2. The Options dialog appears.

  3. To change the Density, enter a value.
  4. To change the Density units, select the unit for Mass and Length from their respective drop-down lists.

  5. To apply the density to model parts with unknown density, select Use Only for Parts with Unknown Density.
  6. To apply the density to all model parts, select Use for All Parts.

  7. To change the Display units, select the unit for Mass and Length from their respective drop-down lists.
  8. To compute the inertia tensor based on output coordinate system, select Output Coordinate System Origin.
  9. To compute the inertia tensor based on the center of gravity, select Center of Gravity.

  10. Click OK.
  11. Mass properties are instantly calculated and displayed in the Mass Properties tab.

  12. To save the changes, click Save As. The Save As dialog appears.
  13. Specify the path where you want to store the file and enter the File name, then click Save.

    AutoVue saves the results in a csv (Comma Separated Values) file.

  14. Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog.

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