Open the Bars dialog, which lets you define bar elements within structures, using any of the following methods:
The method for defining a bar depends on the mode of the cursor. Depending on its type, options shown in the dialog permit:
Also, you can define the following bar properties:
In addition, the default material is displayed for the selected bar.
The Name field displays the name according to the syntax selected in the Names of Bars/Objects dialog. By default, the name of a bar is defined by the variables: %t_%n and %t_%s, where:
%t - Name of the bar type
%n - Object number
%s - Section name.
Clicking opens the Names of Bars/Objects dialog, which lets you define a new syntax for names.
Axis position lets you select an offset, that is, the displacement of the center of the cross-section with respect to the bar axis. After you assign an offset to a bar, it is not modified after changing the section of the bar.
You can select Upper flange or Lower flange offsets. For example, if you select upper flange, the bar axis is shifted towards the center of the upper edge of the section, regardless of the cross-section type defined for the bar. Clicking opens the New Offset dialog, where you can define a new offset type to add to the active list.
You can define a bar element using any of the following methods:
See also: