Whenever we design or model an object, we have to consider the structural materials to work with. In other words, should the object be made of steel, iron, plastic, wood, or any other materials? SOLIDWORKS provides a library with a variety of materials that we can choose from. It also provides tools that we can use to find mass properties of the object, such as the volume, mass, or center of mass of the modeled object.
In this chapter, we will cover how to assign materials to your models and evaluate mass properties for existing 3D models. This will include finding the mass and the volume of a 3D model. We will also cover how to introduce a new coordinate system to our model. These skills will help our teams decide on what materials to choose for the products we are designing. It will also help us to estimate different costs associated with materials...