SurfaceBodyMassProperties.PrincipalMomentsOfInertia Method

Parent Object: SurfaceBodyMassProperties

Description

Method that gets the moments of inertia about the principal axis.

Syntax

SurfaceBodyMassProperties.PrincipalMomentsOfInertia( I1 As Double, I2 As Double, I3 As Double, [OverriddenMass] As Variant )

Parameters

Name Type Description
I1 Double Output Double that specifies the first moment of inertia.
I2 Double Output Double that specifies the second moment of inertia
I3 Double Output Double that specifies the third moment of inertia
OverriddenMass Variant Optional input Double that specifies the overridden mass in kilograms to calculate the moment of inertia. If this is not specified the calculated mass of the body will be used.

This is an optional argument whose default value is null.

Version

Introduced in version 2023