Finding mass using .inp

[ebdoep22]

Everything I find about finding mass just says "use the query tool", but I am trying to do this with .inp files and read the mass from the .dat file in a completely automated system.

Any thoughts?

 

[ebdoep22]

I have everything setup through input files and have assigned a density to each material. Any idea on how to find the mass of the model? Preferably printed to a .dat file.

 

[akabarten]

Hi,

If you are using Abaqus/Explicit you can use keyword *PREPRINT, MASS PROPERTY=YES.
Next run datacheck and in *.dat file you will find table with mass for each elset in your model.

Regards,
Bartosz