Hello. I am using Inventor Professional 2012. I have a complex assembly model made by another person. Is it possible to obtain the center of gravity (COG) and mass of selected sub-assemblies? Can I display the COG as well? Here is a list of two sample cases that I am interested in:
1. Given a dog model, I want Inventor to measure the COG and mass of a selected leg segment for me.
Display the COG as well.
2. Given an dog model, I want Inventor to measure the COG and total mass of the front left leg, back right leg and the tail.
Display the COG of the selected submersibles.
Another issue:
Under the Model Browser on the left, I selected parts/assemblies that I am interested in. Then, I right-clicked and selected "Isolated". The chosen sub-assemblies are displayed. However, when I chose View->Center of Gravity and updated the COG, the Center of Gravity of the entire model, rather than the COG of the selected submersibles, is still displayed.
One more question: Once the COG is obtained, how can I tell the 3D location of the reference point where the COG is measured with respect to? In this example, once Inventor calculated the COG of selected body parts, how do I tell the location of the body part where the COG is measured with respect to.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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