To create a generic user-provided table section providing only cross
section properties, use the following procedure.
You may want to change the input dimensions prior to
creating user provided table sections. Select
Tools > Set Current Input Unit to do so.
This section type is useful when you only have cross-section property values or if the necessary section shape does not classify as any of the other user-provided section types.
On the
Specification ribbon tab, select the
User Table > User Table
Manager tool in the
Beam Profiles group.
If no User Defined Table exists, you will be prompted
to create one.
The
User Table Manager dialog opens.
Click New Table.
The New User Table dialog opens.
the Select Section Type list, select
PRISMATIC and then click OK.
The dialog closes and the Table Data
list in the User Table Manager dialog now has
at least one entry.