When I run a Mass Properties on a part (or assembly), why are the moments of inertia taken at the output coordinate system units in kg * meters instead of kg * square meters?
Stan
Mass properties of Part1 ( Part Configuration - Default )
Output coordinate System: -- default --
Density = 19000.000 kilograms per cubic meter
Mass = 23.455 kilograms
Volume = 0.001 cubic meters
Surface area = 0.080 meters^2
Center of mass: ( meters )
X = 0.337
Y = 0.000
Z = -0.042
Principal axes of inertia and principal moments of inertia: ( kilograms * square meters )
Taken at the center of mass.
Ix = (0.000, 1.000, 0.000) Px = 0.027
Iy = (0.000, 0.000, 1.000) Py = 0.112
Iz = (1.000, 0.000, 0.000) Pz = 0.113
Moments of inertia: ( kilograms * square meters )
Taken at the center of mass and aligned with the output coordinate system.
Lxx = 0.113 Lxy = 0.000 Lxz = 0.000
Lyx = 0.000 Lyy = 0.027 Lyz = 0.000
Lzx = 0.000 Lzy = 0.000 Lzz = 0.112
Moments of inertia: ( kilograms * meters )
Taken at the output coordinate system.
Ixx = 0.154 Ixy = 0.000 Ixz = -0.332
Iyx = 0.000 Iyy = 2.731 Iyz = 0.000
Izx = -0.332 Izy = 0.000 Izz = 2.775