To create a user-provided table section with an I section profile, including those with composite flanges or tapered web depth, 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. the Select Section Type list, select ISECTION 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 I Section dialog opens.

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

   TWW

   Thickness of web

   TFF

   Thickness of top flange

   BFF

   Width of top flange

   TFF1

   Thickness of bottom flange

   BFF1

   Width of bottom flange

   Depth at Start Node

   The overall depth of the section at the starting node.

   Depth at End Node

   The overall depth of the section at the ending node.

   Note: This must be less than or equal to the depth at the start node (i.e., the section depth must taper down from start to end nodes or remain constant depth).

   

   I section and tapered web

7. (Optional) To specify a composite top flange:
   1. Check the Additional Composite Flange option. The Additional Composite Flange Specifications become active.
   2. Specify the following values:

      B(left)

      Width of the composite slab to the left of the web center line

      B(right)

      Thickness of the composite slab

      Thickness

      Width of the composite slab to the right of the web center line

      Modular Ratio

      Modular ratio of the concrete in the composite slab with respect to the steel section material

8. (Optional) Specify the section properties Torsional Constant (Ix), Shear Area in Y (Ay), and Shear Area in Z (Az):

   To…	Do the following…
   specify section properties directly	type positive values in these fields
   specify factors to use for calculated properties	type negative values for the factors in each field
   use calculated properties	leave each field as zero (0)

   The remaining section properties are calculated at finite points along the section for use in the analysis.

9. Click OK.
10. (Optional) Repeat steps 4 through 9 to add more I sections.
    Tip: The I sections in the same user table can have different options for composite flanges or section depths.
11. Click Close.