Depending on the input CAD format read, the HOOPS Exchange API is able to can retrieve or re-compute several attributes concerning the “physical properties” (like the mass or volume) of a model.
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As its name suggests, the A3DComputeModelFilePhysicalProperties() function is able to re-compute several information like the surface or volume from a brep. However please keep in mind that those values may slightly differ from the native CAD software ones since the modeller used is different ! |
Concerning the values that are directly read from CAD files, here’s an array with their different names:
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Format/Propertie
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Mass
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Density
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Surface
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Volume
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Catia
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Not available
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ReadA3DMiscMaterialPropertiesData::m_dDensity
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dSurface
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dVolume
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Solidworks
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::SW-MassProp-Config-0
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Not available
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dSurface
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dVolume
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Creo/ProE
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::MASS
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ReadA3DMiscMaterialPropertiesData::m_dDensity
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dSurface
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dVolume
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NX
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::j0WeightCalc
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::j0Density
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::j0CPArea
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::j0GeoV
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JT
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Not available
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Not available
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dSurface
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dVolume
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Inventor
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::kMassDesignTrackingProperties
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::kDensityDesignTrackingProperties
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::kSurfaceAreaDesignTrackingProperties
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::kVolumeDesignTrackingProperties
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Solid Edge
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Not available
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ReadA3DMiscAttributeData::Density
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dSurface
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dVolume
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Revit
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Not available
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ReadA3DMiscMaterialPropertiesData::m_dDensity
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CalculatedA3DPhysicalPropertiesData::m_dSurface
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