Information Tool: Additional Data

Access: Open this function from the following location:

  • Select Analysis > Tools > Information from the menu bar.

Display tooltip information about the selected entities.

The following additional High Level Information data can be displayed:

Accumulative Data

The Information Tool displays accumulative data. Each picked entity displays an information dialog showing the entity information. When another entity is picked, the system displays the accumulative information of both entities, as shown below.

An entity is picked and the information dialog is displayed:

Another entity is picked:Another entity is picked:

The information dialog now displays the accumulative data on both the picked entities. Note that the Total Area field has also been updated.

Entire Object

The entire object can be picked.

The following data is displayed:

Picking an object displays the following additional data:

Additional buttons appear in the pop-up dialog:

This toggle button hides and shows unsmoothed connections, if there are any.
Example:Example:

This toggle button hides and shows open edges, if there are any.

Save the associated value (mass or volume) of a closed object to the file attributes for that part (The button remains highlighted after a successful save).

 

Additional parameters are displayed in the parameter area: Total Volume, Total Mass, and Apply Density to all.

Total Volume/Total Mass

The parameter value can be added to the file properties. Click the save to the file Attributes button  to write the value to the file properties.

  • If assembly is active, and multiple objects from multiple parts have been selected, attributes of the active assembly are saved.
  • If assembly is active, and multiple objects from one only part have been selected, attributes are saved to that one part.
  • If part is active, and the selection is only from the active part, attributes are saved to the active part.

Note: This value is immediately visible in File > File Tools > Properties, but it is only written to the properties dialog visible in File > Open when the model is saved.

Volume and Mass of individual parts

Displayed when multiple parts have been selected in an active assembly
Click the save button to write both the mass and volume data to all the parts that are selected on screen. All mass and volume of all objects that make up each part will be totalled and the final value written to the part. You are asked whether you want to overwrite any values already assigned to the parts-Click Yes to overwrite the values for all selected parts, or click No to keep the existing values.

Note: The Volume and Mass calculations for open objects are calculated and displayed in red along with the double-tilde (») symbol to highlight they are approximate figures.

Apply Density to all

The Density information is acquired from the Density attribute in the file properties.

If you change a density value, either by editing the main density screen parameter, or by changing the density of a specific figure, the Apply Density to all parameter is displayed in red to indicate that there is a mismatch between these two figures.
Example:Example:

The density value for the whole component can be changed by entering the required value (in the main density screen parameter) and pressing the Apply Density to all button.
Example:Example:

When the Apply Density to all button is pressed, an additional parameter is displayed:
Example:Example:

Save Density to files(s)

This parameter enables you to save the updated density to the file properties (the file properties are updated after the file is closed).

Note: This value is immediately visible in File > File Tools > Properties, but it is only written to the properties dialog visible in File > Open when the model is saved.

Note: The density value can also be changed in the Measuring tool when Measuring Data.

A Center of Gravity button is displayed in the parameters area.

This button displays the following information dialog showing center of gravity data:

As with the Center of Geometry information dialog, the Center of Gravity information dialog enables you to create a point at the center of gravity of the picked object by pressing the button.

The points created by the Center of Geometry and Center of Gravity tools appear in the Feature Tree as follows:

Thread Information

Thread information is also displayed in the Information Tool, such as catalog name, thread type (tap/screw), and the length of thread diameter.

Points

If multiple points (and no other entity types) are selected, an export to CSV text file button is displayed in the parameters area. This additional button enables you to export the displayed information on all the selected points to a CSV text file. (The in each figure enables you to export the displayed information specific to that figure).

The point information is created according to the active UCS.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.