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Get and Override Mass Properties Example (C#)

This example shows how to get and override some mass properties of a part.

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
// Preconditions:
// 1. Ensure the specified document exists.
// 2. Open the Immediate window.
//
// Postconditions: Inspect the Immediate window for the mass properties of
// the part.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------
using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace OverrideMassProperties_CSharp.csproj
{
    
partial class SolidWorksMacro
    {
        
ModelDocExtension Extn;
        
MassProperty MyMassProp;
        
ModelDoc2 swModelDoc;
        
double[] pmoi;
        
double[] vValue;
        
object com;
        
double[] value = new double[3];
        
int errors;
        
int warnings;
        
double val;

        
double[] @params;

        
public void Main()
        {
            swModelDoc = swApp.OpenDoc6(
"c:\\Program Files\\SOLIDWORKS Corp\\SOLIDWORKS\\samples\\tutorial\\api\\MassPropertiesDemo.sldprt", (int)swDocumentTypes_e.swDocPART, (int)swOpenDocOptions_e.swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", ref errors, ref warnings);
            Extn = swModelDoc.Extension;

            
// Create mass properties
            MyMassProp = Extn.CreateMassProperty();

            
// Use document property units (MKS)
            MyMassProp.UseSystemUnits = false;

            val = MyMassProp.Volume;
            
Debug.Print("Volume: " + val);
            val = MyMassProp.Density;
            
Debug.Print("Density: " + val);
            val = MyMassProp.SurfaceArea;
            
Debug.Print("Surface area: " + val);

            
Debug.Print("");
            
Debug.Print("OverrideMass property is set to " + MyMassProp.OverrideMass);
            
Debug.Print("Mass is overridden? " + MyMassProp.SetOverrideMassValue(100.0, (int)swInConfigurationOpts_e.swThisConfiguration, null));
            val = MyMassProp.Mass;
            
Debug.Print("Mass: " + val);
            
Debug.Print("");

            
Debug.Print("OverrideCenterOfMass property is set to " + MyMassProp.OverrideCenterOfMass);
            value[0] = 0.09;
            value[1] = 0.05;
            value[2] = 0.06;
            com = value;
            
Debug.Print("Center of mass is overridden? " + MyMassProp.SetOverrideCenterOfMassValue((com), "Coordinate System1", (int)swInConfigurationOpts_e.swThisConfiguration, null));
            @params = (
double[])MyMassProp.CenterOfMass;
            
Debug.Print("Center of mass: X: " + @params[0] + ", Y: " + @params[1] + ", and Z: " + @params[2]);
            
Debug.Print("");

            
Debug.Print("OverrideMomentsOfInertia property is set to " + MyMassProp.OverrideMomentsOfInertia);
            pmoi = (
double[])MyMassProp.PrincipleMomentsOfInertia;
            
Debug.Print("Principal moments of inertia before override: Px: " + pmoi[0] + ", Py: " + pmoi[1] + ", and Pz: " + pmoi[2]);
            pmoi[0] = 0.14;
            
Debug.Print("Principal moments of inertia are overridden? " + MyMassProp.SetOverridePrincipleMomentsOfInertia((pmoi), (int)swInConfigurationOpts_e.swThisConfiguration, null));
            pmoi = (
double[])MyMassProp.PrincipleMomentsOfInertia;
            
Debug.Print("Principal moments of inertia after override: Px: " + pmoi[0] + ", Py: " + pmoi[1] + ", and Pz: " + pmoi[2]);

            vValue = (
double[])MyMassProp.GetMomentOfInertia(0);
            
Debug.Print("Moments of inertia before override: Lxx: " + vValue[0] + ", Lxy: " + vValue[1] + ", Lxz: " + vValue[2] + ", Lyx: " + vValue[3] + ", Lyy: " + vValue[4] + ", Lyz: " + vValue[5] + ", Lzx: " + vValue[6] + ", Lzy: " + vValue[7] + ", Lzz: " + vValue[8]);
            
Debug.Print("Moments of inertia are overridden? " + MyMassProp.SetOverrideMomentsOfInertiaValue((int)swMomentsOfInertiaReferenceFrame_e.swMomentsOfInertiaReferenceFrame_UserCoordinateSystem, "Coordinate System1", (vValue), (int)swInConfigurationOpts_e.swThisConfiguration, null));
            vValue[0] = 0.1;
            
Debug.Print("Moments of inertia after override: Lxx: " + vValue[0] + ", Lxy: " + vValue[1] + ", Lxz: " + vValue[2] + ", Lyx: " + vValue[3] + ", Lyy: " + vValue[4] + ", Lyz: " + vValue[5] + ", Lzx: " + vValue[6] + ", Lzy: " + vValue[7] + ", Lzz: " + vValue[8]);
        }

        
public SldWorks swApp;
    }

}





 








 



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