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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/ana_massprop_ov.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Related Topics</p>
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      </table><br><p class="para_topic">When the software analyzes the selected bodies, the information window displays the analysis data. The following table provides a brief explanation of the information.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Area/Volume/Mass</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Obtains the total face area, volume and mass of a 3D object.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Centroid/1st Mom</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Obtains the center of mass, or Centroid.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Moments of Inertia</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Obtains the moment of inertia for certain 3D objects of uniform density about specified axes.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Products of Inertia</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Products of Inertia, along with the Moments of Inertia, form the inertia tensor, and are important in rotational dynamics.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Principal Axes/Moments</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">The Principal Axes/Moments is an orthogonal system of three axes through the center of mass such that the three products of inertia relative to the system are all zero.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Radius of Gyration</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Calculates the radius of gyration.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Displays the calculated data for all of the Mass Properties options previously discussed in the Information window.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Relative Errors</b></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Are estimates of the relative tolerances achieved in calculating the mass properties. Often the relative errors are less than the specified relative tolerances, indicating that the mass property values are correct to within tighter tolerances than those specified.</p>
               <p class="para_td">If only a single accuracy value is specified, then +/- Range Errors are given. </p>
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