Properties - Whole Structure dialog
Used to define and assign member, plate element, and material properties.
Section tab
Used to define member section properties and element thickness and assigning them to members and elements.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| section list | Displays the member profiles included in the model, along with the source and associated
material. Check the Highlight Assigned Geometry option to highlight members in the model which use a selected section from the list. |
| Edit | Click to edit the selected section from the list. This allows you to change the section or section options used for this reference with another from the same source. |
| Delete | Click to remove the selected section from the list. |
| Standard | Opens the Standard Profile Databases dialog, which is used to assign standard database catalog sections for steel members. |
| Legacy | Opens the Legacy Profile Databases dialog, which is used to assign legacy catalog sections for steel, timber, and aluminum members. Sections or organized by material, country, and then profile. |
| User Table | Opens the User Property Table dialog, which is used to assign previously created user table sections to the structure. |
| Prismatic | Opens the Prismatic dialog, which is used to assign Circular, Rectangular, Tee, Trapezoidal, General (arbitrary), etc. cross sections to the members. |
| Thickness | Opens the Plate Element Property dialog, which is used to provide plate element properties (thickness) with or without the material specification. Plates can have a different thickness at each node. Surfaces have a constant thickness. |
| Value | Opens the Section Properties table, which displays the values used for sections included in the model categorized by shape. |