I was given a large .iges assembly, so no part properties (i.e., material, density), and just need to give a coworker the mass of all the parts. I bush leagued the solution by getting the parts list from a BOM in SW, going through each part, taking volume one at a time with "mass properties", and did the math in excel with the density for cold rolled steel. I have to believe there is an easier way to do this.
Q1: Is there a way to get a BOM from a large assembly that will automatically populate part properties like mass or volume since my SW assembly already has this info?
Q2: Is there a way to assign the same material selection to multiple parts at once?
Set the file property in the part files to display the Mass, Volume, etc. and then populate that info into the BOM. Use property tab builder to do it in quick. You may also use a macro to batch add the properties. I can make one if you need.
Select them all in the assembly and apply material there or again use a macro.