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Property Functions

Mass Property Functions

Mass Property Description

Function

massprop_param Assigns or obtains the value of the mass property

parameter.

This function is defined only when the mass properties

of a model are assigned through a file.

You can write the following relations:

• To assign a value to a mass property parameter:
massprop_param(<"mass property name">)= value
• To obtain value of a mass property parameter:
"Modelname" = massprop_param(<"mass property name">)
where mass property name can be one of the following:
AREA, VOLUME, DENSITY, XCG, YCG, ZCG, IXX, IYY, IZZ, IXY,
IXZ, IYZ, INRT1, INRT2, and INRT3.
For example:
• massprop_param ("XCG") = 10.5
Sets the value of the X-coordinate of the center of gravity
to 10.5.
• my volume = massprop_param ("VOLUME")
Obtains the value of the volume for the given model.

material_param material_param (“PARAM_NAME”,“MATERIAL_NAME”)—Returns

the value of “PARAM_NAME” from “MATERIAL_NAME” of the
current model.
material_param (“PARAM_NAME”)—Returns the value of
“PARAM_NAME” from the currently assigned material in the
current model.

mp_mass Returns the mass of a model part or assembly.

mp_mass (<"string">)
where string is an expression that is evaluated to string
value.
For example:
• mp_mass (“”) — returns mass of the given model.
• mp_mass (“25:”) — returns mass of a component model
(ID=25) that belongs to an assembly.
• mp_mass(“25:32:”) — returns the mass of the component
(ID=32) of a sub-assembly having component ID=25
that belongs to a top-level assembly.
mp_assigned_mass Obtains mass of a model.
mp_assigned_mass (<"string">)

This function is defined only when the mass properties

of a model are assigned through a file.

mp_surf_area Returns the area of a model part or assembly.

mp_surf_area (<"string">)

mp_volume Returns the volume of a model part or assembly.

mp_volume (<"string">)

mp_cg_x Obtains the X-coordinate of the center of gravity of the

model.
mp_cg_x (<"string1">, <"coordinate system name">,
<"string2">)
All 3 arguments are strings.
For example, mp_cg_x (“”, “my_csys”, “”) — obtains the X-
coordinate of the given model in a coordinate system,
named my_csys.

mp_cg_y Obtains the Y-coordinate of the center of gravity of the

model.
mp_cg_y (<"string1">, <"coordinate system name">,
<"string2">)

mp_cg_z Obtains the Z-coordinate of the center of gravity of the

model.
mp_cg_z (<"string1">, <"coordinate system name">,
<"string2">)

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