Function GetMassProperties( _
   ByVal Density As System.Double _
) As System.Object

Dim instance As IBody2
Dim Density As System.Double
Dim value As System.Object
 
value = instance.GetMassProperties(Density)

System.object GetMassProperties( 
   System.double Density
)

System.Object^ GetMassProperties( 
&   System.double Density
) 

Parameters

Density

Density to use for the mass property calculations on this body

Return Value

This method is intended for obtaining the mass properties of temporary objects but may also be used with the SOLIDWORKS IBody2 object that is created by the user. To get the mass properties of the SOLIDWORKS IBody2 object created by the user, you can also use IModelDocExtension::GetMassProperties, which uses the density currently set for the body's material.

The return value is an array of doubles as follows:

Solid body

[ CenterOfMassX, CenterOfMassY, CenterOfMassZ, Volume, Area, Mass(Volume*density), MomXX, MomYY, MomZZ, MomXY, MomZX, MomYZ ]

Sheet body

[ CenterOfMassX, CenterOfMassY, CenterOfMassZ, Area, Circumference, Mass(Area*density), MomXX, MomYY, MomZZ, MomXY, MomZX, MomYZ ]

Wire body

[ CenterOfMassX, CenterOfMassY, CenterOfMassZ, Length, 0, Mass(Length*density), MomXX, MomYY, MomZZ, MomXY, MomZX, MomYZ ]

You can use ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceDoubleValue and swMaterialPropertyDensity to get the density used by the SOLIDWORKS part. Consistent with all other SOLIDWORKS API functions, units are metric unless otherwise specified.

SOLIDWORKS returns information (such as the center of mass) in relation to where the body was created. For example, if you create a block in a part file that is centered at (0,0,0), then SOLIDWORKS returns the center of mass as (0,0,0). If you then use this part at some random location within an assembly, and the body is obtained from the assembly component object using IComponent2::GetBody, then SOLIDWORKS still returns the center of mass as (0,0,0). If you need to determine the body's center of mass in relation to the assembly coordinate system, you need to multiply the component transform and the center of mass coordinates (see IComponent2::Transform2).