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General Section dialog

Used to specify built-up section profiles for general shapes used in analysis.

Opens when the General Section tool is selected on the Chinese Steel Design ribbon tab in the Settings group.

SettingDescription
Type Select the general section type from the drop-down list:
Type name Cross Section
I Section
Box
CrossedH
CrossedP1
CrossedP2
Lattice 1
Lattice 2
EnhancedH
Outstanding Width of Flange (BF)
Thickness of Flange (TF)
Height of Web (BW)
Thickness of Web (TW)
Distance from neutral axis in Z direction to the bottom (y0)
Distance from neutral axis in Y direction to the left (y0)
Parent topic: Chinese Steel Design tab