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Aggregate Mass

Tools → Aggregate Mass    Shared Dialog Box
Calculates the total mass of a part or parts in your model. Adams View returns the information in the Information window or in a specified file. It ignores the ground part or any part that has no mass.
When calculating the aggregate mass, Adams View essentially places a temporary marker at the center of mass location of the selected parts and then calculates the inertia properties in principal moments (without off-diagonal terms). The calculated inertia tensor is then transformed to the given reference frame (or to global coordinates, if no reference frame is selected). Note that the reported inertia tensor is not relative to the total CM location/orientation, it is relative to the selected reference frame.
The orientation shown is the orientation of the principal moments of inertia.
If no reference frame is selected, then the calculated inertia tensor is additionally reported relative to the total CM location and orientation, and thirdly relative to the total CM location but global orientation.
Learn about Calculating Aggregate Mass of Parts.
 
For the option:
Do the following:
Model
Enter the name of the model whose parts you want to calculate total mass for.
Bodies
Choose one of the following:
■All - Calculates the aggregate mass of all bodies in your model.
■Selected - Calculates the mass of only certain parts.
Select
Select if you chose to calculate the mass of certain parts.
Select the desired parts from the list of parts in your model.
Relative To
Optional. Enter another coordinate system with respect to which you'd like calculations to be relative. Default calculations are relative to the global coordinate system.
Info Window
If aggregate mass is written to Information Window, replace or append existing information. Choose one of the following:
■Replace
■Append
■None
File
Select if you want the output displayed to a file.
Enter the name of the file in which you want to save the information in the text box.