To create a user-provided table section with a circular pipe profile, use the following procedure.

1. 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.
   
2. Click New Table. The New User Table dialog opens.
3. In the Select Section Type list, select PIPE and then click OK. The dialog closes and the Table Data list in the User Table Manager dialog now has at least one entry.
4. Click Add.

   The Pipe dialog opens.

5. Type a Section Name.
6. Required: Enter the following angle section parameters:

   OD

   Outer diameter

   ID

   Inner diameter

   
7. Specify the section properties by typing the:

   Shear Area in Y (Ay)

   Shear area in local y-axis. If zero, shear deformation is ignored in the analysis.

   Shear Area in Z (Az)

   Shear area in local z-axis. If zero, shear deformation is ignored in the analysis.

   Note: If a shear area value is left zero (0), then shear deformation is ignored in the analysis.
8. Click OK.
9. (Optional) Repeat steps 4 through 8 to add more pipe sections.
10. Click Close.