====== ANGULAR MOMENTUM ======

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Local Angular Momentum (//L//) of a Segment about its center of mass.

**NOTE: At one time we removed this item from Visual3D because too many customers were using it inappropriately. Adding the angular momentum from multiple segments is tricky.**

At the request of several users, we have made this item available again, but we caution users to be aware of the meaning of Angular Momentum and [[Visual3D:Documentation:Pipeline:Model_Based_Data_Commands:MODEL_ANGULAR_MOMENTUM|Model_Angular_Momentum]]****
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//I// = Moment of Inertia
//w// = Angular velocity
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Visual3D calculates angular momentum about the segment's center of mass. The angular momentum about a specific point (for example total model center of mass) can be calculated using this [[Visual3D:Documentation:Pipeline:Model_Based_Data_Commands:ANGULAR_MOMENTUM_PT|script]].