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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Area and Volume</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">In I-deas, area, volume, and mass properties are computed with the <b class="uiTerm">Properties</b> command.
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      <p class="para_topic"><img align="bottom" src="graphics/commandref/nx_rule.gif" border="0"></p><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap281"></a><p class="para_topic">In NX, area and volume calculations are performed with the command:</p>
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         <li class="condense"><b class="uiTerm">Analysis</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Measure Bodies</b></li>
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      <p class="para_topic">Select the pull-down menu to display volume, mass, surface area, or other properties.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">Select the <b class="uiTerm">Keep Measure</b> button to create an expression of the measurements.
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      <p class="para_topic">Use <b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Feature</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Assign Solid Density</b> to change density values for selected solid body.
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      <p class="para_topic">Assign material properties from a library of materials using the command <b class="uiTerm">Tools</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Material Properties</b>.
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      <p class="para_topic">See also:</p>
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            <p class="para_item">Help: <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/book_closed.gif" border="0"> Getting Started &rarr; Working with parts&rarr; NX Analysis
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