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How to draw a center of gravity point?
A - answer You can find and display the coordinates of the center of gravity (CG/COG) of a closed region or solid with the AutoCAD command MASSPROP. But if you want to draw the center of gravity as an entity, use the utility CADstudio Centroid.

The LISP application Centroid calculates and creates (as a POINT object) the center of gravity (centroid) of any closed polyline (pline), 2D region or 3D solid. Load it with APPLOAD and run the CENTROID command.

The free utility Centroid can be downloaded from www.cadstudio.cz/download

Since AutoCAD 2016 you can also use the osnap mode "geometric center" to snap to the center of gravity of an object - e.g. in the POINT command.

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Mechanical · AutoCAD Map · AutoCAD Civil 3D ·

See also:
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Tip 8718:How to show COG of subassemblies in an Inventor drawing?
Tip 8286:How to display COG in Inventor drawing views?
Tip 5776:Automatic center of gravity for Inventor assemblies.
Tip 1183:How to get the center gravity of an area?
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