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Part Properties

Enter the part number, description, material, finish, revision, vendor and cost for the title block and BOM. Mass is computed from the material.

Edition: Standard+

What it does

The information you enter appears in the drawing title block and in the BOM table.

Where to find it

File › Part Properties…

Part Properties window
Part Properties window

Field Meaning
Part Number Part number (shown in the BOM)
Description Description
Material Choose a material from the list (group — material, for example Steel — Carbon Steel S45C, Stainless — Stainless SUS304). Each material carries its own density; the part color and mass follow your choice. Default (no material) = no material set.
Finish Surface finish / plating
Revision Revision number
Vendor / Maker Manufacturer / brand
Mass Mass (kg), computed and read-only = volume × material density. It updates as soon as you change Material in this window. With no material it shows — (set a material with density).
Cost Cost

Note: Empty fields are not saved.

Mass properties

Every time the part rebuilds or its material changes, the part Properties panel (Body result) shows values computed from the actual solid:

Value Meaning
Volume Volume (mm³)
Mass Mass (kg) = volume × material density, with the material name in brackets. With no material it shows — (pick a material).
CoG Centre of gravity X, Y, Z (mm), assuming uniform density
Bounding box Size of the box around the part, X × Y × Z (mm)
Faces / Triangles Number of faces and display triangles

Example densities (g/cm³): Steel SS400 / S45C 7.85, SUS304 7.93, SUS316 7.98, AL6061 2.70, AL5083 2.66.

Note: The computed mass is written to the part's Mass field automatically; you do not need to type it.

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