To Create a Beam Section
1. Click
Refine Model and then click the arrow next to
Beam. Click
Beam Sections. The
Beam Sections dialog box opens.
| You can also access this dialog box by clicking the More button in the Section area of the Beam Definition dialog box. |
3. Type a section name or use the default name.
4. Optionally, type a description.
5. On the
Section tab, select the type of beam you want to create. Specify values for the dimensions of the beam section and select
units or use the default principal units for the beam section you select.
6. In FEM mode only, on the
Warp & Mass tab, define beam section information.
7. Optionally, you can click the
Review button to review the beam section properties.
8. Click OK to save the beam section and exit the dialog box.