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.
Note: This is a non-parametric section. That is, you must specify the all
cross-sectional properties rather than dimensional parameters.
Setting | Description |
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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. |
Setting | Description |
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OK | Saves the UPT section and closes the dialog. |
Cancel | Closes the dialog without creating a new section. |