Expand WelcomeWelcome
Expand The User InterfaceThe User Interface
Expand Getting StartedGetting Started
Expand Drawing with PrecisionDrawing with Precision
Expand Working with Drawing FilesWorking with Drawing Files
Expand Viewing the DrawingViewing the Drawing
Expand 3D Viewing and Presentation3D Viewing and Presentation
Expand Formatting the DrawingFormatting the Drawing
Expand Drawing EntitiesDrawing Entities
Expand Modifying EntitiesModifying Entities
Expand Working with Blocks, BlockAttributes, EntityGroups, and ReferencesWorking with Blocks, BlockAttributes, EntityGroups, and References
Expand Working with Hatches, Color Fills, Text, and TablesWorking with Hatches, Color Fills, Text, and Tables
Expand Creating and Modifying DimensionsCreating and Modifying Dimensions
Expand Creating and Modifying 3D EntitiesCreating and Modifying 3D Entities
Expand Creating Layout Sheets and Printing DrawingsCreating Layout Sheets and Printing Drawings
Expand Arranging Drawing WindowsArranging Drawing Windows
Expand CustomizingCustomizing
Expand Command ReferenceCommand Reference
Expand Add-InsAdd-Ins
Expand DraftSight ProfessionalDraftSight Professional
Expand DraftSight ConnectedDraftSight Connected
Collapse DraftSight PremiumDraftSight Premium
About DraftSight Premium Help
Expand Layer ToolsLayer Tools
Expand Controlling the Display Order of Overlapping EntitiesControlling the Display Order of Overlapping Entities
Expand Working with Nested BlocksWorking with Nested Blocks
Expand Customizing Blocks Behavior and AppearanceCustomizing Blocks Behavior and Appearance
Expand Working with ConstraintsWorking with Constraints
Collapse 3D Modeling3D Modeling
Expand Creating SolidsCreating Solids
Collapse Modifying SolidsModifying Solids
Viewing and Modifying Solid Properties
Expand Using EntityGrips to Modify SolidsUsing EntityGrips to Modify Solids
Unifying 3D Solids or Regions
Subtracting 3D Solids or Regions
Intersecting 3D Solids or Regions
Filleting Edges of 3D Solids
Chamfering Edges of 3D Solids
Modifying Edges, Faces, and Bodies of 3D Solids
Slicing 3D Solids
Checking Interferences of 3D Solids
Creating Sections from 3D Solids
Creating Flat Representations of 3D Solid Objects
Flattening Drawings Automatically
Displaying Mass Properties of 3D Solids and Regions
Expand Creating 2D Entities from 3D ModelsCreating 2D Entities from 3D Models
Expand Linking Tables to External DataLinking Tables to External Data
Expand Working with Drawing Sheet SetsWorking with Drawing Sheet Sets
Expand Import and Export ToolsImport and Export Tools
Expand Working with Tool PalettesWorking with Tool Palettes
Expand Additional ToolsAdditional Tools
Processing Print Output in a Batch
Expand Working with BIM FilesWorking with BIM Files
Command Reference
Expand DraftSight MechanicalDraftSight Mechanical
Expand DraftSight Installation Administration and LicensingDraftSight Installation Administration and Licensing
Hide Table of Contents

Displaying Mass Properties of 3D Solids and Regions

The GetMassProperties command calculates and displays the mass properties of 3D solids and regions.

The command reports properties such as volume, bounding box, center of gravity, moments of inertia, and others for 3D solids, and area, perimeter, bounding box for regions.

To display mass properties of 3D solids or regions:

  1. Click Tools > Inquiry > Region/Mass Properties (or type GetMassProperties).
  2. Specify the entities to be analyzed.
  3. The properties display for each solid object or region on the separate command window.
  4. Mass properties include: mass, volume, bounding box, centroid, moments of inertia, products of inertia, radii of gyration, and principal moments and X-Y-Z directions about the centroid.

Access

Command: GetMassProperties

Menu: Tools > Inquiry > Region/Mass Properties

Ribbon: Manage > Utilities > (Flyout) Inquiry

Parent Topic

Modifying Solids



Provide feedback on this topic

SOLIDWORKS welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions. Click here for information about technical support.

* Required

 
*Email:  
Subject:   Feedback on Help Topics
Page:   Displaying Mass Properties of 3D Solids and Regions
*Comment:  
*   I acknowledge I have read and I hereby accept the privacy policy under which my Personal Data will be used by Dassault Systèmes

Print Topic

Select the scope of content to print:
x

We have detected you are using a browser version older than Internet Explorer 7. For optimized display, we suggest upgrading your browser to Internet Explorer 7 or newer.

 Never show this message again
x

Web Help Content Version: 2025 SP03

To disable Web help from within SOLIDWORKS and use local help instead, click Help > Use SOLIDWORKS Web Help.

To report problems encountered with the Web help interface and search, contact your local support representative. To provide feedback on individual help topics, use the “Feedback on this topic” link on the individual topic page.

10.20.6