Moment of Inertia calculations?

Question

Hi there,

Please tell me how Solidworks calculates the results in red box. It's urgent! Those with yellow line is not urgent but also appreciate if you could explain.

Thanks heap!

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3026/masspropertiessimpleexaii3.jpg

Answer 1

I'm not sure how the algorithms were coded, but I would assume it's calculated by Solidworks much in the same way as you would by hand.  Check out the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_moment...