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Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2018 Fundamentals of Drawing

The center of mass of the model is displayed in the graphics window and in the

F eatureManager design tree just below the origin.

The position of the COM point l!J updates when the model's center of mass changes.

The COM point can be suppressed and unsuppressed for configurations.

You can measure distances and add reference dimensions between the COM point and

entities such as vertices, edges and faces.

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-;Q;. If you want to display a reference point where the CG was located at some particular

point in the FeatureManager, you can insert a Center of Mass Reference Point. See

SOLIDWORKS Help for additional information.

Add a center of mass (COM) point to a drawing view. The center of mass is a selectable

entity in drawings and you can reference it to create dimensions.

In a drawing document, click Insert, Model Items. The Model Items PropertyManager is

displayed. Under Reference Geometry, click the Center of Mass icon. Enter any needed

additional information. Click OK from the Model Items PropertyManager. View the

results in the drawing.

The part or assembly needs to have a COM before you can view the COM in the

drawing. To view the center of mass in a drawing, click View, Hide/Show, Center of

mass.

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