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STAAD.Pro Help

STAAD.Pro Help

STAAD.Pro Help Getting Started What's New?Tutorials Modeling M. Navigating the Graphical View Window M. Creating Model Objects M. Properties and Specifications M. Section Profiles M. Section Database Profiles M. To add a standard section property M. To add a legacy section property M. To add an American steel joist section M.To assign catalog section to physical members M. Section Database Manager M. To change a default section database M. To create a standard section database M. To create a standard section database from spreadsheet data M. To add a profile to a table M. Working with Legacy Databases M.To add a custom table section property M. To add a custom section database M. To convert a Microsoft Access database Section Database Manager Ribbon toolbar M. Prismatic and Tapered Sections M. User Table Sections Shape Editor M. Materials and Constants M. Member Orientation M. Member Specifications M. Plate Specifications M. Node Specifications M. Supports M. Loading Your Model M. Checking Your Model M. Physical Modeling workflow Analysis Design Postprocessing and Reports Data Files and Interoperability General Engineering Theory Technical Reference of STAAD Commands Ribbon Control Reference Verification Examples Application Examples OpenSTAAD

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Modeling
M. Properties and Specifications
M. Section Profiles
M. Section Database Profiles
M. Section Database Manager
M. Working with Legacy Databases

M. Working with Legacy Databases

These procedures are used for working with legacy section databases as needed.

M.To add a custom table section property
To edit the section database tables to include custom sections, use the following procedure.
M. To add a custom section database
To create a custom section database for use in STAAD.Pro, use the following procedure.
M. To convert a Microsoft Access database
To migrate custom databases of shapes to the SQLite format, use the following procedure.

Parent Topic: M. Section Database Manager