Mass Calc Panel
Use the Mass Calc panel to obtain the mass, area, and/or volume of a selected group of elements, solids, or surfaces.
Location: Tool page
Because materials can only be assigned to mesh, you cannot find the mass of a geometric entity (surface or solid) - only its area, or surface area and volume.
Elements Subpanel
Mass from 1D elements other than that of true mass elements (config. 1) is omitted from this calculation.
Option | Action |
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elems/comps | Select the entities to
include in the calculation. Note: Whether you select
elements or components, elements are selected. Components
select all elements within the specified
components.
|
area =, volume =, total mass = | Display the relevant
totaled data for the selected elements once you click
calculate. Note: This is a read-only text
field.
|
Surfaces Subpanel
Option | Action |
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surfs | Select the surfaces to include in the calculation. |
area = | Display the total area
of the selected surfaces once you click calculate. Note: This is
a read-only text field.
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Solids Subpanel
Option | Action |
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solids | Select the solid entities to included in the calculation. |
area =, volume = | Display the relevant
totaled data for the selected solid elements once you click
calculate. Note: This is a read-only text
field.
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Command Buttons
Button | Action |
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calculate | Perform the relevant calculations and populate the output fields for area, volume, and/or total mass as appropriate to the entity type once entities have been selected. |
return | Exit the panel |