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AutoCAD Mechanical determines the center of gravity for a cross section,
draws the main axes, and calculates the moment of inertia about each of those
axes. You can also select a load direction for a cross section; AutoCAD
Mechanical calculates the moment of inertia and angle of deflection for that
load.
NOTE Before you perform this exercise, verify that the ISO standard part standard
is installed.
Load the initial drawing.
To open a file
Open the file tut_calc in the acadm\tutorial folder.
Toolbutton
File Open
Menu
OPENCommand
The drawing contains this profile:
Save your file under a different name or directory to preserve the original
tutorial file.
Calculating Moments of Inertia
In order to perform any calculations on a profile, you need to know its moment
of inertia.
To calculate the moment of inertia
1 Start the calculation for the moment of inertia.
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