M. Toolbar

Contains several of the most commonly used tools found in the Section Builder module.

Tool	Description	Shortcut
New	Opens an empty section design file. If the currently loaded section has been modified, then the option is given to save it prior to commencing with the new design.	`<Ctrl+N>`
Open	Opens the Open Data file dialog, which is used to select an existing Section Data file (file extension .SEC). Tip: Controls in this dialog are analogous to a common Windows open dialog If the Show Drawing option is checked, then a preview of the section can be displayed prior to opening the file.	`<Ctrl+O>`
Save	Saves any changes made to the current data file. Note: If the current file has not been previously saved, this has the same effect as selecting Save As….	`<Ctrl+S>`
Create Standard Section	Opens the Section dialog which is used to quickly generate a composite section based on one of seven options.
Undo	Negates the last modification performed in the window (for example, shift/rotate a section). You can undo a series of modifications by repeatedly selecting Undo.
Redo	Negates the last undo modification. You can redo a series of negated modifications by repeatedly selecting Redo.
Delete	Removes the selected section element from the composite section.
Shift/Rotate	Opens the Element Shift/Rotation dialog which is used to displace the currently selected section by a relative dimension or rotation about it's basic node. See section Orientation of Elements for the basic node of each section type used by Section Builder.
Copy	Opens the Copy element dialog which is used to create one or more copies by specified offset dimensions in the Y and Z axes.
Shift Coordinate Center	Opens the Shift coordinate center dialog which is used to relocate the origin of the geometric axes relative to the composite section.
Calculate Basic Geometry	Calculates the cross-sectional properties of the composite section and the opens the Basic Geometry dialog to display the values. A report can also be generated from this dialog. 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.
Report	Formats and sends the data to the Report Type option defined in the Misc sheet of the Program Options dialog. See Options below.
Preview	Displays the section as will be drawn in the report. Toggles the display of the Section Element dialog.
Show Coordinate Axis	Toggles the display of the coordinate axes (Y and Z) in the Section Builder view.
Show Grid	Toggles the display of the grid.
Show Principle Axis	Toggles the display of the geometric axes (U and V; i.e., principal axes) in the Section Builder view.
Show Current Center of Gravity	Toggles the display of the section center of gravity in the Section Builder view.
Zoom In	Increases the magnification of the Section Builder view.
Zoom Out	Decreases the magnification of the Section Builder view.
Preferences	Opens the Preferences dialog.
Display Normal Stress Field	Opens the Section forces dialog, which is used to specify major axis moments and axial force on the section. Click OK to close the dialog and display the stress distribution on the composite section.
Launch Free Sketch module	Opens the Free Sketch module.
Launch Equivalent Section module	Opens the Equivelant Section module.