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AddBodies Method (IMassProperty)

Uses only the specified bodies when calculating the mass properties for this model.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function AddBodies( _
   ByVal BodyListIn As System.Object _
) As System.Boolean
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As IMassProperty
Dim BodyListIn As System.Object
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.AddBodies(BodyListIn)
C# 
System.bool AddBodies( 
   System.object BodyListIn
)
C++/CLI 
System.bool AddBodies( 
&   System.Object^ BodyListIn
) 

Parameters

BodyListIn
Array of bodies in the model

Return Value

True if the specified bodies are used for calculating mass properties, false if not

Example

Remarks

This method lets you select which solid bodies to use when calculating mass properties, much like a end-user selecting the bodies via the user interface.

 

NOTE: If a sheet (surface) body is specified, it is ignored and false is returned.

 

The results of the mass property calculations vary based on whether or not this method is used.  

 

If this method is...

Then...

Called and bodies are specified

These bodies can either be from a subset of the documents body list or from temporary bodies.  

NOTE: Each specified body should either come from the owning document or be a temporary body. If the body does not satisfy either case, then it is not used when calculating the mass properties.

Not called

Mass properties' calculations include all available bodies in the document.

  • Part. All of the solid bodies are included in the calculations.  

  • Assembly. All of the bodies in all of the components are used in the calculations.

 

If the document from which the MassProperty object came is an assembly, then any body from any of the child components can be used. To obtain the body, call IComponent2::GetBodies2. Your application does not need to make a copy of the body or apply a transform to the body.

 

See Also

Availability

SOLIDWORKS 2003 SP2, Revision Number 11.2


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