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Weight and Balance Management ─ Usage

Create a payload and add its mass and CG values

Procedure

  1. From Launcher, click Explorer.

If this option is unavailable, search for it. You can pin it from the search results for future access.

  1. In Explorer, ensure that the Home folder is selected.
  2. Choose More Commands > New > Add.
  3. In the Add panel, in the Type box, scroll and select Payload.
  4. Enter a name and description for the payload and click Add.
  5. Select the payload in the Home folder, and then click Edit.
  6. In the Payload section, click Add.
  7. In the table, enter the Name, Description, Mass (kg), and CoM (m) values.
  8. (Optional) click Add to add more rows as required.
  9. (Optional) select a row and click Duplicate to create a new row with the same values (a duplicate row). The duplicate function is useful when you want to create many payloads with similar specifications, for example, 12 passenger seats.
  10. To save the changes, click Save. To discard them, click Cancel.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.xid2304663/xid1973284 · retrieved 2026-07-11