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The following procedure can be used to obtain center of gravity for any structure:
- Create your model and run the analysis.
- Use interactive database editing to export the following tables into Excel:
- MODEL DEFINITION > Connectivity Data > Joint Coordinates > Table: Joint Coordinates
- ANALYSIS RESULTS > Joint Output > Joint Masses > Table: Assembled Joint Masses
- In Excel, calculate the location of the center of gravity for each coordinate direction as a weighted average of joint coordinates, using the assembled joint mass as a weight. For example, the x coordinate of center of gravity can be calculated as follows:
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