I would suggest it is best to use вЂњwith inner contoursвЂќ for most things. The tooltip image gives illustrations of the four settings. вЂњWith inner contoursвЂќ calculates the results from the correct net shape of the plate with all holes and features considered. вЂњSmallest circumscribing rectangleвЂќ gives an area and weight based on a simple rectangular plate regardless of all cuts and features. In the Management Tools > Defaults under Plate > General is one called вЂњCalculation Rule for the areaвЂќ. Since Special parts, fasteners and welds are not included in this calculation the position of the C of G provided may be inaccurate if a non-symmetrical arrangement of these objects is included in your selection.ДЄs a side note, you can type the command PTYPE into the AS / AutoCAD command line to choose which symbol is used to mark the C of G in your model so it is visible. However, regardless of whether you select them or not Special Parts, Bolts, Anchors and Shear Studs are never included so your results can be quite inaccurate. This command always uses the exact net shape of the objects to calculate the weight without worrying about any defaults. This literally only gives a weight for the objects you select so you must be sure to select everything in each assembly. This works differently to the Assembly Weight calculation in several ways. The other command that gives you a weight is Home > Checking > Centre of Gravity and total weight calculation (blue answer in the image).

This is the most accurate answer you can get from the system.Д¬entre of Gravity and Total Weight Calculation As the name suggests this is an exact answer accurately calculating the net shape of the members including all holes etc and including special parts. The other answer is вЂњAssembly Exact weightвЂќ (green in the image). Hence this answer will always be the highest of the possible answers. Bolts holes are ignored for beams and plates. For beams it calculates the weight of the beam including any shortens but ignores any other features on the beam. This uses different methods to calculate the weight of plates depending on the setting of a default вЂ“ see below. The first answer, вЂњAssembly weightвЂќ (yellow in the image above), is an approximate answer. No need for fiddly selection of each component. So if you just easily select the hand rail in a railing the entire weight of everything connected in the workshop in that railing is provided. Which is correct 8100kg, 5607.60kg or 5357.60kg?ДЇound on the slide out of the Home > Checking ribbon panel this command tells you the weight of everything in the selected assembly(s) when you pick just one object in each. For example, in the image above there are 3 different weights provided by the two weight commands. You certainly can, but there are a number of details to consider if you want to get accurate answers. Having used Advance Steel to model your structure in 3D you would expect to be able to find the weights of things.

Stud bolt weight calculator in kg