Calculating weight of parts and assemblies

[HugoHermans]

Can someone point me to a document describing the possibilities to calculate the weight of parts and assemblies? The different approaches, pro's and contra's?

I know of the built-in parameters, and the option to update them 'by request' or automatic. Second approach is the extra analysis feature in the footer, accompagnied with some relations.

Thanks in advance, Hugo.

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[WildfireKurt]

http://www.mcadcentral.com/creo-drawing/12669-assembly-weight-drawing.html

https://www.ptc.com/appserver/cs/view/solution.jsp?n=120455

&asm.mbr.pro_mp_mass[.#] in your BOM

&pro_mp_mass[.#] in your TITLE BLOCK

use Geometry for calculated mass or Geometry and Parameters for user entered mass in your SetupMass Properties dialogue box... click Actions - Edit to enter your mass or "weight"

[HugoHermans]

Thanks Kurt and Walter, you confirmed my conclusion. The strang thing is that the footer approach was introduced in one of our daughter companies only a few years ago, being in WF4. A decision that will be reverted on Monday.

Crucial is the option "mass_property_calculate", an option I discovered only a week ago. When the default is "automatic", and there is an easy way to set a session to "by_request", there is no need for an extra feature in a footer.

Regards, Hugo.

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