Create Mass and Volume Responses

Use the Mass/Volume tool to create mass or volume responses. The resulting response is the mass or volume of the entire model or the mass of an individual property or material.

Restriction: Volume responses are only available for OptiStruct.
  1. From the Design Explorer ribbon, click the Mass/Volume tool.
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  2. Use the drop-down menu on the left side of the guide bar to select the response type.
  3. Optional: Select a single property or material if using OptiStruct.

    If no properties are selected, then the response will be the mass or volume of the entire model.

  4. Optional: In the microdialog, select Objective or Constraint to simultaneously create one.
    Note: You can continue to define the constraint in the microdialog.
  5. On the guide bar, click to create the response.