NonstructuralMass object

The NonstructuralMass object defines the mass contribution from nonstructural features into the model.

The NonstructuralMass object is derived from the Inertia object.

This page discusses:

Access

import part
mdb.models[name].parts[name].engineeringFeatures.inertias[name]
import assembly
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.engineeringFeatures.inertias[name]

NonstructuralMass(...)

This method creates a NonstructuralMass object.

Path

mdb.models[name].parts[name].engineeringFeatures.NonstructuralMass
mdb.models[name].rootAssembly.engineeringFeatures.NonstructuralMass

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the repository key.

region

A Region object specifying the region to which the mass is applied.

units

A SymbolicConstant specifying the units used to specify the nonstructural mass. Possible values are TOTAL_MASS, MASS_PER_VOLUME, MASS_PER_AREA, and MASS_PER_LENGTH.

magnitude

A Float specifying the mass magnitude.

Optional arguments

distribution

A SymbolicConstant specifying the distribution of the nonstructural mass. Possible values are MASS_PROPORTIONAL and VOLUME_PROPORTIONAL. The default value is MASS_PROPORTIONAL.

The distribution argument applies only when units=TOTAL_MASS.

Return value

A NonstructuralMass object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the NonstructuralMass object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the NonstructuralMass method, except for the name argument.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The NonstructuralMass object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the NonstructuralMass method.

In addition, the NonstructuralMass object has the following member:

suppressed

A Boolean specifying whether the inertia is suppressed or not. The default value is OFF.