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Dynamic Mass Properties

Hi,

Is there a way to use the center of mass coordinates to create a point (that would become evantually a sphere) that will be dynanically updated (new CG) each time that the geometry of my part or solid bodie would change? Thanks for your help.

Pablo,

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Pablo
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The only way I know of is with a macro feature. I haven't really done enough with macro features to tell you exactly how, unfortunatley.

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TheTick

do you know visual basic or c++?

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Sean Phillips

Hi Sean,

I know very little of visual basic and nothing about C++, but give me the basic ideas and I'll see what I can do from there, thanks.

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Pablo

Pablo,

Do a google search on this user group. Type in "CG Macro" and you will several different versions. They should provide for the basis for further customization if they don't do what you want.

Len

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Len K. Mar

Hello Pablo,

Try this:

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Open this and start suppressing features to see the CG update. The macro and the model must be in the same folder, and of course you'll need to be running SW2003 or newer version of SolidWorks, because it uses the Macro Feature capability. BTW, I would love to give credit to whoever wrote this macro but I got it from someone else, and there's no name in the macro. So if you're reading this and this is your macro, thank you, I've benifited from it.

HTH, Muggs

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Muggs

If I remember correctly, Mike Wilson did some Macro Feature work back when it came out - might be his.

WT

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Wayne Tiffany

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