Prismatic dialog
Used to specify the section dimensions and properties for a general, prismatic user defined table section.
Opens when you click Add in the User Table Manager dialog when a Prismatic section table is selected.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Section Name | Type a section name used to identify the shape in the table. |
| YD | Depth of the section in the direction of the local y-axis. |
| ZD | Depth of the section in the direction of the local z-axis |
| Cross Section Area (Ax) | Cross-section area |
| Inertia about local z (Iz) | Moment of inertia about the local z-axis |
| Inertia about local y (Iy) | Moment of inertia about the local y-axis |
| Torsional Constant (Ix) | Torsional constant |
| Shear Area in Y (Ay) | Shear area for shear parallel to local y-axis. |
| Shear Area in Z (Az) | Shear area for shear parallel to local z-axis. |