Plotting the Part Center of Mass Position in an Assembly

You can plot the position of a the center of mass of a part in an assembly in motion.

1. From a Motion Analysis study, click Results and Plots (MotionManager toolbar).
2. In the PropertyManager under Result, for Category, select Displacement/Velocity/Acceleration.
3. For Subcategory, select Center of Mass Position.
4. For Select result component, select the result resolved value direction:
   • X Component for resolved values in the X direction.
   • Y Component for resolved values in the Y direction.
   • Z Component for resolved values in the Z direction.
5. Select a part face.
   By default, the motion of the center of mass is calculated with respect to the assembly origin. You can optionally select a reference part to plot the motion of the center of mass relative to the coordinates of that part.
   The center of mass of the selected part is indicated with a small ball .
6. Select the Plot Results options you require, and click .
   The result appears in the MotionManager tree.
7. Click Calculate (MotionManager toolbar).