Part

Defines a component of the attached geometry included under a Geometry object. The Part object is assumed to be a multibody part with Body objects beneath it as depicted in the figure below. The Part object label in your Project tree inherits the name from the CAD application you use to create the part and may differ based on the CAD application. Refer to the Body objects reference page if the Geometry object does not include a multibody part, but instead only includes individual bodies.

Object Properties

The Details Pane properties for this object include the following.

CategoryProperties/Options/Descriptions

Graphics Properties

The following properties enable you to change the graphical display of a part.

Visible: Toggles the display of the part On or Off in the Geometry window.
Transparency
Color

Definition

Suppressed
Assignment: Specify a desired material for the part. This property can be designated as a parameter.
Brick Integration Scheme: Appears only if Element Control is set to Manual in the Details view of the Geometry object.
Coordinate System: Assign a local coordinate system to specify the alignment of the elements of the part if previously defined using one or more Coordinate System objects; not available if Stiffness Behavior is set to Rigid.

Bounding Box

Length X
Length Y
Length Z

Properties - Read-only indication of the properties originally assigned to the part.

Volume
Mass: Appears only in the Mechanical application.
Note:
  • If the material density is temperature dependent, the Mass is computed at the body temperature, or at 22° C (default temperature for an environment).

Centroid X
Centroid Y
Centroid Z
Moment of Inertia Ip1
Moment of Inertia Ip2
Moment of Inertia Ip3
Surface Area (approx.): Appears only for a surface body.

Statistics - Read-only indication of the entities that comprise the part.

Nodes
Elements
Mesh Metric

Tree Dependencies

Insertion Methods

Appears by default when geometry is attached that includes a multibody part.

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

API Reference

See the Part section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.

Additional Related Information

Attach Geometry/Mesh.