Display a components center of mass in assembly

[Wrw0007]

Is there a way to show the center of mass of a single component in the assembly environment? The center of mass may influence how I locate this part.

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[KENAT]

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[Wrw0007]

I have briefly searched past threads. What I've found are mostly threads asking how to display center of mass in a draft environment. I'm looking to display it in an assembly environment. I have 2 parts in an assembly file. I only want to show the center of mass of one individual part, not the calculation of the whole assembly. Is this possible?

 

[beachcomber]

Open the part file and make sure the mass centre is diplayed.
There is a check-box on the mass properties dialog.
I'm sure it should then display in the assembly.

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[Wrw0007]

Thanks for the reply. I have no problems opening a part file or assembly file and displaying the center of mass. The problem is that when in an assembly file, then going to material properties and "checking" display center of mass, it displays the center of mass calculated from the sum of all components. What I was looking for was to display it for individual components while still being in the assembly environment. I would like to see where the center of mass of one component is in correspondance to the rest of the assembly when fully positioned. It seems to me that there isn't an option to do so. The work-around I've found is to "edit" the component while in the assembly and display it. I can atleast see the other components as a transperent background. The only problem I come across is that when I press "close and return," the center is no longer displayed.
Again thanks for the replies, I just thought I'd explain this if anyone else has a similar issue.


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[beachcomber]

Just select the component(s) you want in the assembly then hit the mass properties button.
It will calculate just for those selected.
Unfortunately you can't save that calculation in the assembly but you can export the results to a text file.

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