Assigning Weight and CG 2

[jzecha]

Is there a way in Catia to apply a weight to an All Cat Part and assign the CG instead of using the measured CG?

I have Engineering from a Customer where they provided me an All Cat Part of their assembly and gave me the CG and weight.
I am designing a tool that attaches to their Engineering and I would like to figure out the new weight and CG of their Engineering and my Tool together.

My tool has material properties applied and CG is correct, but I need a way to apply a weight and assign the CG to their provided CG.

 

[MarkAF]

One method that I have seen used is to create a simple geometry (i.e. a sphere) of arbitrary size with its center at the stated CG. Then apply a material to that geometry to achieve a suitable mass. That could be a custom material that has a density declared, or a standard material and manipulate the volume of your geometry to achieve the correct mass. Calculating the size of the sphere or the necessary material density is straightforward.

 

[dougsnell]

Search the forum or CATIA Online Documentation for Inertia Equivalents. Should provide the answer you need.

 

[Alan Lowbands]

I've used the method MarkAF said on lots of lifting equipment projects and it works just fine

 

[jzecha]

After some trial and error, I figured out how to use that, it got my exactly what i needed.

Thank You