NX Change in Name from "Weight" to "Mass"

2022-05-11T22:58:32Z
NX for Design

Summary


Details

Under displayed part properties, "Weight" name is changed to "Mass", Is this expected in NX1953 series?

Step to reproduce: 


1. open any .prt in NX > Assembly Navigator tab > Select a component > Click mouse right button > Properties > look at "Mass".



2. go to the documentation link below for comparison. 


https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/209349590/doc/PL20200507135732916.properties_parts_objects/html/file_fil_prop_weight_t




Solution

Displayed Part Properties:
  It's designed as intended. (Both of the behavior in step1 above)


Documentation:
 
There was a mistake in the documentation, but it was fixed in NX 1980.

https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/209349590/doc/PL20200522120320484.assemblies/html/intro_concepts_intro_weight_page




Notes and References

Both term of NX1847 Before/After for "Displayed Part Properties" is correct. Siemens replaced the term "weight" with "mass".



Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: windows
OS Version: 1064
Product: NX
Application: DESIGN
Version: V1961
Function: FEATURE_MODEL
Product: NX
Application: ASSEMBLIES
Version: V1953
Function: DOCUMENTATION

Ref: 002-8530195

KB Article ID# PL8530195

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