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Opens the Import Sections dialog where you can
browse for dgn or dgnlib files to import section definitions. Click
Open to import the selected file.
Because sections are considered to be unique by
name. Any matching sections existing in the active dgn are updated with the
imported definitions. New section definitions are created in the active design
file if they did not exist previously.
All open section trees (such as in the placement
tools) are automatically updated with the imported sections.
Members that reference a particular section
maintain the reference to the section but they are not automatically updated.
Existing members use the new section definition if it is modified such as by
using the manipulators to change the length. New members use the new
definition.
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Opens the Export Sections dialog where you can
define a name and location for the dgnlib or dgn file to export the active
section definitions. Click
Save to create a new project dgnlib or dgn
from the seed dgnlib. All sections are exported. Existing sections are updated.
New sections are created if they do not exist.
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Opens the Export Sections dialog where you can
define a name and location for the dgnlib or dgn file to export the active
section definitions. Clicking
Open updates the existing dgnlib or dgn,
exports all sections, updates existing sections, and creates new sections if
they do not exist.
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Opens the Table Section Manager where you can select
sections from a catalog, and add them directly to the active design file
without storing them in the project dgnlib.
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Opens the Parametric Section Editor where you can
create sections parametrically (by selecting a section type and populating
dimension properties), and add them directly to the active design file without
storing them in the project dgnlib.
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Opens the Custom Section Editor where you can create
sections by selecting
MicroStation elements (e.g. AISC code), and
add them directly to the active design file without storing them in the project
dgnlib.
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Opens the Varying Section Editor where you can
create tapered sections, and add them directly to the active design file
without storing them in the project dgnlib.
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Opens the Built Up Section Editor where you can
create sections that are aggregations of other sections, and add them directly
to the active design file without storing them in the project dgnlib.
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Displays a 3D preview of the active section
definition including it's placement point and member line. You can change the
view rotation and the rendering mode using the drop down toolbars in the top
left corner of the preview panel.
Tip: If
you do not see the member line (yellow by default), try changing the display to
wireframe.
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Lists sections defined in the project dgnlib or
active dgn by category. A right click menu provides options to
Delete or
Rename selected sections.
Note: A section may
be deleted only if it is not referenced by another object in the model.
Sections are checked both for references by
IsmCurveMembers as well as references
from
"compound" sections such as a varying sections
or built up sections. If a section has references,
Delete is disabled. Renaming is permitted
even if a section is in use since the name is a cosmetic property. The
relationships are based on the EC instances so the name is not used.
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Used to manage sections. Import,
export, and add section definitions to the project dgnlib or the active dgn.
