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  1. Platypusimon

    calculating the mass & volume of section of a part/assembly model in solidworks

    Hi, I'm realising a big issue. If I cut the assembly, to only obtain the section I wish to study and obtain the MCI from. I'm not getting the mass of the isolated sections, but the whole mass of all the components its composed of. I manually assigned masses to each component. When I cut the...
  2. Platypusimon

    MCI of different sections of an assembly

    I have done that. Perhaps I haven't given enough details... My fluids are created as parts. I have an assembly consisting of tanks, various other components and my fluids. I know how to generate the MCI of the assembly when full (all fluid), even with 50% fluid/full etc... by creating...
  3. Platypusimon

    MCI generation of an assembly, with different section cuts and phases

    Hi everyone, I would require knowledge and experience on this subject. Suppose I have a large assembly, composed of many different components and fluids. The assembly/system will know different phases where it will have different amounts of fluid (i.e. different mass). I would like to have the...
  4. Platypusimon

    MCI of different sections of an assembly

    Hi everyone, I would require knowledge and experience on this subject. Suppose I have a large assembly, composed of many different components and fluids. The assembly/system will know different phases where it will have different amounts of fluid (i.e. different mass). I would like to have the...
  5. Platypusimon

    calculating the mass & volume of section of a part/assembly model in solidworks

    So if it's an assembly, can I obtain the mass, volume & MCI of the section cut of the assembly by doing the same technique as for the part? Sorry, just trying to make sure I understand,because I urgently need to figure this out and only have a small time span to produce results
  6. Platypusimon

    calculating the mass & volume of section of a part/assembly model in solidworks

    Does it also work in assemblies? Many thanks for the first reply
  7. Platypusimon

    calculating the mass & volume of section of a part/assembly model in solidworks

    Hi all, I have a part I made on Solidworks and am trying to calculate the volume and mass of only a section of it. I've created a section view of it, starting from the bottom and going upwards towards 1/5 (eventually I would like to measure it for different lengths 1/4, 1/3 etc...). My goal is...
  8. Platypusimon

    Scale Factor and Safety Factor in Hypermesh / Optistruct

    Hi, I have question about safety factors. In the software HyperMesh/Optistruct, in the load collectors, when you select the Card Image LOADADD, you can apply a scale factor (real). This Scale Factor for me resembles a Safety Factor to me, as it multiplies the value of each load by the scale...
  9. Platypusimon

    Scale Factor and Safety Factor in Hypermesh / Optistruct

    Hi, I have question about safety factors. In the software HyperMesh/Optistruct, in the load collectors, when you select the Card Image LOADADD, you can apply a scale factor (real). This Scale Factor for me resembles a Safety Factor to me, as it multiplies the value of each load by the scale...
  10. Platypusimon

    Factor of Safety design in space craft structures

    I wasn't using FAA or NASA, but standards I had found in Europe. Regardless if 1.25 or 1.4, it's more about the question of the application. The gain from using method 1, is that if it is under the FoS we are aiming for, then we can have a structure that weighs less, which is primordial in...
  11. Platypusimon

    Factor of Safety design in space craft structures

    Hello everyone, I would like some advice, clarity and guidance on something that I have been debating with my self for a while in regards to Factor of Safety/Safety Factor and Margins of Safety in aerospace structures design. It's generally recommended to design parts in aerospace with a FoS...

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