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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 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. Section Database Manager

This utility application is used to manage the section catalog databases used in STAAD.Pro.

Figure 1. Section Database Manager Window Overview

M. To change a default section database
To change the section database used as the default for a particular country and material combination, use the following procedure.
M. To create a standard section database
To add a section database with custom shape tables, use the following procedure.
M. To create a standard section database from spreadsheet data
To import section data from either a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet or CSV file, use the following procedure.
M. To add a profile to a table
To add a profile for use in a standard table, use the following procedure.
M. Working with Legacy Databases
These procedures are used for working with legacy section databases as needed.
Section Database Manager Ribbon toolbar

Parent Topic: M. Section Database Profiles