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global mass property settings

global mass property settings

global mass property settings

(OP)
Is there any way to change the mass property settings for the whole program so that, for example, a new value for density will cascade through every single solidworks model file?  I ask this question in an attempt to avoid the process of opening up every individual file and changing the density in the "mass properties" listed under "tools".

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RE: global mass property settings

I have a program that can change the density of every part in an assembly, if that helps.

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RE: global mass property settings

(OP)
Actually I just realized that an answer to my original question will not work. Thanks for the offer.

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RE: global mass property settings

rustdog

With SW2003, assigning a material overrides the density under "tools" "mass properties".  If you define a new material with the new density and make a macro that assigns it it will be less button pushes than digging down to "mass props", but you still will have to open each file.

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