I am trying to retrieve center of gravity in my assembly, I now already coordinates given by iporoperties, now i want to measure to that specific point, is it possible to do it? or to actually show the center of gravity in the assembly?
View 1 RepliesI have created assembly (lets call it main assembly) in which there are 4 other assemblies (lets call them sub assemblies).
Now in the main assembly document i want to display center of gravity of each of the sub assembly.
When i open each of the sub assemblies and turn on center of gravity of each of them, when returning to main assembly view it displays center of gravity of main assembly, not of each of the sub assemblies.
Im asking for this because i want to create a drawing of main assembly and add dimensions of each of the sub assembly centers of gravity and unfortunatly just as in assembly view, when i want to display center of gravity i can do it only for the main assembly not for each of sub assemblies.
I am trying to pinpoint the center of gravity on a curved face of an assembly. I can use the c og G command to get the true center of gravity but i would like to incorporate lifting eyes into the finished assembly. Basically I need to know how to find the C of G on a given surface. I have attached the assembly I am working on and added lifting eyes roughly where I would like them. I have tried measuring from the C of G to a face and then creating the lug above the C of G but somehow it doesn't line up.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to build a VBA code in inventor 2010 to export the Center of gravity coordinates (X,Y,Z) from an inventor assembly to an excel sheet.
But I'm not able to get the iproperties for the COG from my assembly.
I can obtain the Center of Gravity of a sub-assembly. What are the values with respect to? The origin/root of the whole assembly or the origin of the sub-assembly? How can I obtain the coordinate of the COG of a sub-assembly with respect to its origin or with respect to the whole assembly's origin?
View 9 Replies View RelatedHow do I get the center of gravity to work, by measuring a distance from the origin like Solidworks? I select the “Physical” Tab under the iProperties “Center of Gravity” and it gives me” lbmass”? Also is there a way for it to show on the screen?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI have a LOD in my assembly to suppress some of the components. In the assembly, it looks like the center of gravity is correct for the LOD. Now I place this assembly in an idw with the LOD active. Now I right-click on the assembly in the idw and choose "Center of Gravity". The center of gravity shown here does not represent the center of gravity for this LOD. The CG shown represents the CG of the master LOD.
Is it possible to get the center of gravity to show on the idw that represent the CG of an LOD?
Structural shape authoring has a parameter mapping for the center of gravity. What values should these be for a C channel where the part origin is at the geometric center and the center of gravity is located along the negative X axis? I checked one of the channels in content center - it had the origin located at the center of gravity and the parameter mapping was the distance to the outer web surface (positive), with the web located in the negative X direction.
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When I'm checking in the Iprop., I see the center of gravity coordinates, but it there a way to "see" it (some visual representation)
Inventor 2012 Pro.
I7 workstation
For some reason it will not let me constrain a part to the center of gravity plains. I would like to constrain lifting lugs to the center of gravity so the model will automatically update itself. Is there anyway to make this work (using ilogic or anything)?
Why would Inventor tease me with showing me the center of gravity plains in an assembly but making them completely useless?
I am currently trying to show a comparison of Center of Gravity between two assembly's. One is the original state and the other has counter weight bars. I know how to get the COG to show on my drawings, but both COG locations are the same in my drawings (but different in my assembly) My problem is when I create View Representations and I toggle the Counter Weight bars off, the COG in my drawing still remains in the same location as if they were still on. I know the hard way of accomplishing my task would be to save 2 seperate models (one with Counter Weights and one without). But I would like to take full advantage of the Representation Option. Using IV 2012 Pro.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI am trying to apply a load lengthwise on a 2 x 2 x 3/16 angle at the center of gravity using "stress analysis" in inventor pro 2014, but it won't let me apply the load at this point. I know that the load would be floating in the air at the center of gravity, could this be the issue?
View 5 Replies View RelatedOk received parts from a customer. It was ALL mesh features.I converted some of them(the mesh features) to Solids. Some would not convert to solids (converted to surfaces).
I need to have the COG show up correctly. Yes, I have a physical COG. I know where it is supposed to be.
I am trying to use this and several other parts (with mixed, Solids, Surfaces, Mesh features), in an assembly AND balance it all thru a common lift point.
How can I correct the COG of the individual parts, so that the assembly is correct.
I have work planes for the corrected COGs, but I am afraid that I will need to calculate the new COG for the assebmly.
In the iProperties, in the Mass properties are the coordinates of the center of gravity. i guess they relate to the center point and axes in the main origin folder, right?
How can i show and measure from the genter of gravity symbol in parts and drawings?
I am trying to retrieve dimensions from an assembly. The features that I want were created in the assembly itself, not on the original parts in the assembly. I can manually dimension some of the features, but there are others that I need to retrieve. When I retrieve dimensions from the assembly, I am only given the original dimensions for the parts.
View 7 Replies View Relatedis it possible in AUTOCAD to know the CENTER OF GRAVITY OF A VEHICLE?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have tried just about everything and the mass properties center point of gravity is coming out incorrect.
I have created a box 300x300x300 with the center of the box at 0,0,0 (for testing the cg) . The result I get is not 0,0,0 one of the values always comes out to be not zero, depending on the orientation of the box. Is this a bug?
Dim cg As Point3d = T.MassProperties.CentroidMsgBox(cg.X & vbCr & cg.Y & vbCr & cg.Z)
Is there a command within AutoCAD2000 to establish the centre of gravity of a solid or solids?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI can't seem to find studs in the Content Center to drop into my assembly. Are they not included?
I'm running Inventor Professional 2014.
Why is access to the Content Center only available in the Assembly Environment?
Surely I can't be the only one that could benefit from access to the library when creating a single tube or beam or angle bracket etc..in the part environment.
When my colleague opens one of my assembly's which has content center items in it his inventor cannot find them and vice versa. I am assuming my content center items are coming from my hard drive and not a server from the same place as him. How do you set it up so both our computers take content items from the same location?
View 2 Replies View RelatedA thing I bump in to everytime is that Content Center parts do not standard section in Assemblies and Drawings.
In the Drawings I can menage this by selecting the parts in browser or drawing views and get them sectioned or not.
In Assemblies there is the option to select "Participate in Assembly and Drawing sections" in the Document Settings.
Unfortunately this doesn't work on Content Center parts. Why not?
After searching the site, I noticed the "solution" to check the "Section All Parts" option in the Application options.
This solution is a work around. It only solves the issue when you want to section all parts.
But what if I want to section a few parts and not all?
For example, I do want to section my beams, pipes, tubes etc., but do not want to section my bolts, nuts, washers etc.
I thought that was wat the "Participate in Assembly and Drawing sections" option was for.
Currently working with Inventor 2012
I have just installed Inventor 2012 and am experiencing a bizarre problem with placing content center parts. When I start a new assembly, and place a content center part, I would expect it to locate itself central to the assembly origin. What actually happens is that it grounds itself wherever I click on the screen. This doesn't happen with parts that I have created myself.
Is there a bug in the system or maybe an option that I have unknowingly switched off?
Inventor Professional 2012 SP1
Windows XP Pro 64 Edition SP2
I would like to know, whether is there is any ilogic option by which the Custom content center is triggered automatically to insert component in an assembly.
View 7 Replies View RelatedIs this type of gravity experiment possible with dynamic simulation?
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I made the cone ramp and double cone but the cone either goes the wrong way or only moves a few inches in the correct direction and then gets stuck. I’m using 3D Contact Joints and Spatial Joints and Gravity Force.
Version = Inventor Pro 2009
Im trying to figure out if Inventor's dynamic simulation can simulate gravity on rope or cable shaped solids.
I have a power cord design that I want to display with its cords in various natural positions (IE Flat on a table, hanging from a wall, etc). (see image attached)
My questions are as follows:
1. Can dynamic simulation simulate a rope/cable type object falling with gravity to a natural hanging position?
2. If it can, can I also then save the resulting new shape/model and export it to showcase for rendering (or render within Inventor)?
3. I am currently creating the cords using the sweep command. Using this seems like it may cause problems for the simulation. If I use the wiring harness design part of inventor to create the power cables can it then simulate the cables naturally falling and resting due to the forces of gravity? I know the wiring harness design area is built in, but I have never even opened it before..
I wonder how to convert the centre of gravity of a part into a work point.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm having some fits with the constrained orbit center. It seems to me that It used to always be in the center of the screen when I would use Shift and CMB. Now it seems to be stuck on the center of my assembly/part. I know that I can hit F4 and long select LMB to re-center but I have never had to do that before the last day or two. I have uninstalled all the Beta Add ins I had installed and I have even uninstalled and reinstalled Inventor Pro 2014.
Is there an option somewhere that puts the default Orbit Center to the center of the screen?
In the past we filled in our changes, we did on the part, in the iProperties of the IDW. In the IDW we use some Custom iProperties for this. That's not usefull because you want this data in the 3D-model. Now I have written some code to automate this, which works really great. This code works in the IPT as well as the IDW. But what I want to achieve is: When my IPT is the active document, I want to read out the iProperties from the IDW to check if there is already filled some of these properties, because I have to deal with 'old' documents as well.
So my basis question is: How can I read out iProperties from an IDW into the IPT. I have found lots of solutions which go the opposite direction, IPT -> IDW. I want IDW -> IPT.
Is it possible to retrieve the changes done on C drive before version from Vault overwritten them with older version?
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