M. To use a general shape created in Section Wizard

To use a general shape created in Section Wizard as a user provided shape table in STAAD.Pro, doe the following.

You must create a profile outline in Section Wizard and export it as a General Shape (file extension .upt) for use in STAAD.Pro. Refer to TR.20.10 Member Property Reduction Factors for details.

Note: For sections built up from two more shapes in Section Builder, the warping constant is displayed as zero as there is no standard method for calculating this value for built up sections. Thus, the program simply gives a value of Iw as 0.

Note: This profile shape should consist of only an outer contour. Any internal voids such as internal contours or openings will be ignored, though section properties calculated by Section Wizard based on sections with voids will be used.

On the Specification ribbon tab, select the User Table > User Table Manager tool in the Beam Profiles group.

If no User Defined Table exists, you will be prompted to create one.
The User Table Manager dialog opens.
Click New Table. The New User Table dialog opens.
Specify the new external table:
1. In the Select Section Type list, select GENERAL.
2. Check the External Table option.
3. Click Browse.
4. Navigate to and select the .upt file exported from Section Wizard and then click OK.
The dialog closes and the Table Data in the User Table Manager dialog shows the name of the profile read from the .upt file.
(Optional) To view the calculated section properties, select the profile entry in the User Table Manager dialog and then click View. The General dialog opens.
Click Close.

The section can now be added for use in the Properties - Whole Structure dialog by selecting it in the User Property Table dialog.

Tip: Changing the structure diagram to display 3D rendering types for Full Sections or Sections Outline will display the shape profile. Similarly, 3D renderings of the structure will also display the shape profile.