M. Toolbar
Contains several of the most commonly used tools found in the Section Builder module.
Tool | Description | Shortcut |
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New | ||
Open |
Opens the Open Data File dialog, which is used to select either Section Builder (file extension .SEC) files or Free Sketch (file extension .CNS) files. Controls in this dialog are analogous to a common Windows open dialog, except as noted in the following. If the Preview option is selected, then a graphical preview of the section in a selected file is displayed prior to opening the file. |
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Save | Opens the Save dialog box if the file has not previously been saved and allows the Equivalent Section, section to be saved. If the file has previously been saved, then that file is updated with the new data. Files are saved in the Section Builder *.SEC format. | |
Create Standard Section | Opens the Section dialog which is used to quickly generate a composite section based on one of seven options. This is the same option that is available in the Section Builder module. | |
Undo | Negates the last drawing operation. | |
Redo | Negates the last undo operation. | |
Delete | ||
Shift/Rotate | ||
Copy | ||
Shift Coordinate Center | ||
Calculate Basic Geometry | ||
Report | Once an equivalent section has been 'found', the data displayed in the table and a dimensioned drawing will be sent to a report formatted to the Report Type option defined in the Misc sheet of the Program Preferences dialog. See Preferences below. | |
Preview | ||
Show Coordinate Axis | Toggles the display of the coordinate axis in the Section Builder view. | |
Show Grid | ||
Show Principle Axis | ||
Show Current Center of Gravity | ||
Zoom In | ||
Zoom Out | ||
Preferences | Opens the Preferences dialog. | |
Display Normal Stress Field | ||
Launch Free Sketch module | Launches the c_Free_Sketch_module of Section Wizard and creates section based on the section that was 'found'. | |
Launch Equivalent Section module |