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mass moment of inertia

mass moment of inertia

mass moment of inertia

(OP)
How in NX 7.5 I can get mass moment of inertia about an axis away from the body center of gravity.

Thanks

RE: mass moment of inertia

When you perform a "measure body" command, the information window will list results:
Moments of inertia (Centroidal)
Moments of inertia (WCS)

The one marked "WCS" is the moment of inertia with respect to the axes of the WCS. So all you need to do is position and orient the WCS as desired before using "measure body".

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RE: mass moment of inertia

Just move the WCS (not the CSYS) to where you want your axis to be, and then run Analysis -> Measure Bodies and read the results for 'Moment of Inertia (WCS)'.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: mass moment of inertia

(OP)
Thanks
Which one is Polar Mass Moment of Inertia? Some strange terminology is there...

Thanks

RE: mass moment of inertia

You will need to derive that from the Mass Moments of Interia. Simply orient the Z axis of the WCS so that it aligns with the polar axis of interest, perform a Measure Body and then ADD the values for Ix and Iy to get the Polar Moment of Inertia about Iz.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_moment_of_iner...

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Digital Factory
Cypress, CA
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RE: mass moment of inertia

(OP)
John and Cowski,
you guys helped me so many times, but I can't do more than thank you.

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