{"id":182083,"date":"2024-04-11T06:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T06:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=182083"},"modified":"2024-04-11T06:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T06:45:16","slug":"displaying-mass-properties-in-ansys-discovery","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/displaying-mass-properties-in-ansys-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Displaying Mass Properties in Ansys Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex;\">\n<p><a class=\"discovery-attachments\" href=\"https:\/\/ansys13.ansys.com\/KnowledgeArticles\/Discovery\/Mass%20Properties%20Tool.pdf\"><i class=\"fa fa-file-pdf-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"> <\/i> Mass Properties<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mass Properties Tool in Ansys Discovery can be used to display volume information for the solids and surfaces in your design.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"note__title\">Note:<\/span>\u00a0The accuracy of the\u00a0mass properties\u00a0calculation is based on displayed facets, approximations can occur based on faceting.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182084 aligncenter\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/mass-properties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/mass-properties.png 610w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/mass-properties-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/mass-properties-24x10.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/mass-properties-36x15.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/mass-properties-48x20.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please refer the attached document for more information on how to display the mass properties in Ansys Discovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-182083","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-ansys-discovery","topic-tag-beams","topic-tag-bodies","topic-tag-center-of-mass","topic-tag-display","topic-tag-explore","topic-tag-facets","topic-tag-inspect","topic-tag-mass","topic-tag-mass-properties","topic-tag-material","topic-tag-measure","topic-tag-measurement","topic-tag-moment-of-inertia","topic-tag-principal-moment","topic-tag-refine","topic-tag-surface","topic-tag-total-surface-area","topic-tag-volume"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mass Properties Mass Properties Tool in Ansys Discovery can be used to display volume information for the solids and surfaces in your design. 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