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Assigning a Weight to a Part

Assigning a Weight to a Part

Assigning a Weight to a Part

(OP)
Greetings,

Is it possible to assign an arbitrary weight to a part?  Take for instance a gearbox.  I have the outside dimensions, and the overall weight.  I don't want to apply an artificial material to it, I just want to specify a total weight for the part.  

Any ideas?

Regards,
Grant Wittenborn
Aerospace Engineer
www.darcorp.com

RE: Assigning a Weight to a Part

Sure: Analysis > Assembly Weight Management > Assert Values...

Cheers,
    -MikeN
SolidNX.com

RE: Assigning a Weight to a Part

(OP)
Mike,

Thanks for the info, however this sequence requires an advanced assemblies license, which we do not have.

I guess I will have to assign a new material to the part?

Regards,
Grant Wittenborn
Aerospace Engineer
www.darcorp.com

RE: Assigning a Weight to a Part

Change the part density to give you the required weight.

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