Modify Section Properties

Structural Design User Guide

Sections : Modify Sections : Modify Section Properties

The properties of selected sections can be modified using the Properties window. Refer to Properties for further information.

The properties of the GENSEC element can be modified to change a number of settings.


General
Name	Input a value in the field to modify the name. By default, all member names are modified to reflect the new name.
Description	Input a value in the field to modify the description.
Function	Input a value in the field to modify the function.
Purpose	Input a value in the field to modify the purpose.
Lock	Input a value in the field to modify the lock status. Input True in the field to lock the section for modification. Input False in the field to unlock the section for modification.
Specification
Classification	Input a value in the field or select a classification from the drop-down list to modify the section classification.
Reference	Displays the specification reference of the section which is populated from the Spec, Type and Profile fields.
Spec	Input a value in the field or select a specification from the drop-down list to modify the section specification. When a specification is selected, the type and profile drop-down lists are populated with the components that were used when the specification was most recently selected.
Type	Input a value in the field or select a type from the drop-down list to modify the section type. The type drop-down list is populated with the section types that are associated with the currently selected specification.
Profile	Input a value in the field or select a profile from the drop-down list to modify the section profile. The profile drop-down list is populated with the section types that are associated with the currently selected specification.
Material	Input a value in the field or select a material from the drop-down list to modify the section material. The material ref drop-down list is populated with the materials that are associated with the currently selected specification.
Justification	Input a value in the field or select a justification from the drop-down list to modify the section justification. For example, select CTOP from the drop-down list to trim the element to the centre top Pline. The justification drop-down list is populated with the justification options that are associated with the currently selected profile.
Memberline	Input a value in the field or select a justification from the drop-down list to modify the justification leaving the member line.
Parameters	Click to view the design parameters of the section.
Preferred specification	Allows you to view the preferred specification status of the currently selected section. True indicates that the section is a preferred specification. False indicates that the section is not a preferred specification.
Positional
Beta angle	Input an angular value in the field or select a rotation angle from the drop-down list to modify the beta angle of the section.
Position	Input dimensional values in the field to explicitly modify the position of the section. The section is repositioned.
Orientation	Input values in the field to modify the direction of the X, Y and Z axis.
Start position	Input dimensional values in the field to explicitly modify the start point of the section.
End position	Input dimensional values in the field to explicitly modify the end point of the section.
Mirror	Input a value in the field to modify the mirror status. Input True in the field to define the section as mirrored from the position in which it was created. Input False in the field to define section as not mirrored.
Design
Start joint	Displays the name of the owning section to which the start joint is attached.
End joint	Displays the name of the owning section to which the end joint is attached.
Start cut	Displays the direction of the start cut.
End cut	Displays the direction of the end cut.