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Adding assembly mass to drafting note

Adding assembly mass to drafting note

Adding assembly mass to drafting note

(OP)
Hi I'm trying to add the total assembly solid mass to a drafting note that will update if the panel sizes change. I've taken the assembly and in modeling "measured bodies" to get the mass and checked "Associative" to get the number to be added to the assembly history (expression p1841). Now in the drawing file in drafting I have a note estimated final mass X kg. For the X place holder I tried adding <part name:p1841>. That is definitely not correct. Not sure the proper code to display this expression in the drafting note. Help please!

RE: Adding assembly mass to drafting note

Use the annotation editor to add a relationship to a part expression. The attached image should hopefully explain how it's done.
 

Anthony Galante
Technical Resource Coordinator

NX4.0.4MP10, NX5.0.6, NX6.0.5, NX7.0.1, NX7.5.0-> NX7.5.5 & NX8.0.0 -> NX8.0.1
 

RE: Adding assembly mass to drafting note

Just be aware that if you make changes to the Assembly, particularly if you add additional Components or changes are made in sub-assemblies, that this will not always be properly reflected in the Mass Properties expressions.  In the end, you'll probably have to update the Measurement Feature by reselecting all of the components if these sorts of changes have been made.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
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Cypress, CA
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RE: Adding assembly mass to drafting note

(OP)
Thanks namdaci45 works great exactly what I needed. Also thanks for the caution John. The assembly I'm currently working on only changes sizes to match the opening but I'll remember this for future projects.

RE: Adding assembly mass to drafting note

As long as the components merely change in size or location, you should be OK.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum:   http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209

To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
 

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