Performing Weight Synthesis

You can explore a product under a weight perspective, and track any weight-related inconsistency.

Before you begin: You must be exploring a product in Product Finder. The weight of each part included in the product must have already been declared or computed by designers.

To optimize performance, perform the following operations:

  • Go to Me > Preferences > Infrastructure > Product Finder > Visualization tab, and in the 3D Navigation area, clear Show Representations in the 3D.
  • In the View section, clear Geometry.
  • In the Navigation section, click Expand With and Without Representations to deactivate the retrieval of representations during an expansion operation.
Note: Once this is done, you may apply filters on the product.
See Also
About the Weight Attributes Table
Weight Maturity
  1. Right-click the product and select Expand All.
  2. To access the B.I. Essentials list, from the Tools section of the action bar, select B.I. Essentials .
    The B.I. Essentials panel is displayed.
  3. Select Weight Definition.

    The assembly is displayed using a color code which helps identify the weight definition status of its various parts. The percentage of the parts which belong to each category is mentioned. For more information, see Weight Definition in the B.I. Essentials User's Guide.

  4. In the tree or in the work area, select the parts whose weight you want to check.
    An information message appears, providing more explanation regarding the weight-related status of the selected part.

    When applicable, a table appears, displaying the attributes of the selected part:

    • the weight
    • the center of gravity (CoG)
    • the volume
    • the status of inclusion in weight synthesis.
      Note: If the selected part is not taken into account in the weight synthesis of the assembly, it is displayed using the transparent white color.
  5. Select the assembly in the tree or in the work area.
    An information message appears.
  6. Click Click this hyperlink to compute the weight of this element [...].
    The weight is computed, based on the weight of the parts which make up the assembly. The information message is updated to display the computed weight. The icon next to the message is also updated to indicate that the weight is computed .
    Note: If your product has never been expanded, an error message appears. In this case, expand the product using Expand All and repeat this operation.
  7. Click the weight value in the information message.
    A table appears, displaying the attributes of the selected element:
    • The weight
    • The center of gravity (CoG)
    • The volume
    • The weight maturity.
    Note: The higher the percentage of weight maturity, the more you can trust your global weight result.