Derived part density

[Anonymous]

When I derive a part from an assembly I need to know the density of the original assembly as it would be in the assembly model. I can get to it ONLY if the mass has been updated on the assembly. Is there a way to update the mass of the assembly using VBA so I can get the density through the derived part? 

[frederic.vandenplas · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You can update the mass of the assembly from within a part document just by asking the referenced document how much the mass is

Public Sub UpdateDerivedAssembly()
Dim oDoc As PartDocument
Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oAss As AssemblyDocument
Set oAss = oDoc.ReferencedDocuments(1)
Debug.Print oAss.ComponentDefinition.MassProperties.Mass
End Sub