Standard Sections
On this tab, you can select sections from a database.
| Properties | Description |
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| Material | Timber class associated with a section.
Depends on the section type. The Material list displays a list of materials from databases set for your project in the Job Preferences dialog. |
| Gamma angle | It is a rotation angle that you assign to the section of a linear element. For most sections, the default value is 0. |
| Label | Name of a section. You can use a standard label assigned automatically, such as, W 16x40. |
| Color | Color for displaying a section. |
| Database | The list includes the databases set for your project, in the same order as in the Job Preferences dialog. |
| Family | The list displays section families. You can filter it by selecting one of the icons. |
| Section | Section from the database. |
Parametric Sections
On this tab, you can define a section by specifying section dimensions.
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Available section shapes. Click an icon to update the Dimensions panel. Then it displays fields appropriate to the section shape that you select. The image illustrates the shape and dimensions of a selected section. |
| Material | Timber class associated with a section.
Depends on the section type. The Material list displays a list of materials from databases set for your project in the Job Preferences dialog. |
| Gamma angle | It is a rotation angle that you assign to the section of a linear element. For most sections, the default value is 0. |
| Label | Name of a section. You can use a standard label assigned automatically, such as, RECT_1. |
| Color | Color for displaying a section. |
| Dimensions | Section dimensions are illustrated in the image. |
Tapered Sections
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Available section shapes. Click an icon to update the Dimensions panel. Then it displays fields appropriate to the section shape that you select. The image illustrates the shape and dimensions of a section represented by the icon. |
| Material | Timber class associated with a section.
Depends on the section type. The Material list displays a list of materials from databases set for your project in the Job Preferences dialog. |
| Gamma angle | It is a rotation angle that you assign to the section of a linear element. For most sections, the default value is 0. |
| Label | Name of a section. You can use a standard label assigned automatically, such as, RECT_V_1. |
| Color | Color for displaying a section. |
| Dimensions | Section dimensions are illustrated in the image. |
Ax, Iy, Iz
On this tab, you can define a section by specifying its structural properties.
| Material | Timber class associated with a section.
Depends on the section type. The Material list displays a list of materials from databases set for your project in the Job Preferences dialog. |
| Gamma angle | It is a rotation angle that you assign to the section of a linear element. Not available on the Ax, Iy, Iz tab. |
| Label | Name of a section. You can use a standard label assigned automatically, such as Section1. |
| Color | Color for displaying a section. |
| Structural properties of a section | The required properties to specify a section are: Ax, Iy, and Iz. |
| Additional parameters | Click this button to open the Additional Parameters button. There you can specify parameters for analysis of internal stresses and code-checking. |