Mass of Frame components in parts list

[beachcomber]

I can get the cut length of frame components, but I want the weight of each bit also.
Does anyone know if this is possible?
I just get zero.

bc.
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[karmoh]

This question has been raised in a newsgroup:

Here are some things on the consideration list for pipe/frame. We are prioritizing these right now, so if you (or anyone else) would like to weigh in feel free. If you had 100 points to use, how would you allocate to these?

Frame
- Better origin positioning on frame profile. More than just the 9 handle points. Easier use of the centroid of the profile as the origin.
- Better BOM information -- Correct BOM and mass for all modified frame members (accounting for all the odd cuts and such)
- Patterning of Frame Elements

Pipe
- Put pipe class on the route segments rather than at populate. More like Solid Edge wiring.
- Place a component manually, then change the route dia, it should replace this component.
- There should be more valves in the standard parts library.
- Should have 0, 90, 180, 270 rotations for inline components like valves.
- During replace, there should be filtering for using the same dia during the replace.
- Gradient - Need to be able to have a slope to a pipe - say a 5" drop over a 10 foot span
- Allow placement of valves and such directly from disk or TC, rather than via standard parts UI (don't have to load into std parts)

If you wish for any improvements in this area, then make sure you go on to the newsgroup and make your voice heard.

I suppose thses are for ST3

 

[donyoung]

BC,
as long as the generated frame is not saved out as a separate
assembly the parts are only virtual ones and have no mass. Only
the containing assembly will total the mass.
To get the mass for each of the components you can do it this
way only:
- RMB on Frame Components
--> choose Save As
Now all parts will be generated(!) and thus should have a mass.
Drawback: the created assembly is not associative to the
creating assembly.

dy

 

[beachcomber]

Thanks guys,
As the customer insists on having a mixture of alpha and numeric item refs, the parts lists for assemblies have to be dropped/manually entered anyway so I will just put them in manually.

bc.
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Quadro FX4600.

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