To Create a Sketched Thin Beam Section
1. Click > > . The Beam Sections dialog box opens.
2. Click New. The Beam Section Definition dialog box opens.
3. Select Sketched Thin from the Type drop-down list. Click Sketch to open the Sketcher window and define your sketch.
4. Click > to assign a reference coordinate system for your sketch.
5. Sketch the cross section of the beam. A default global thickness is assigned to all line segments in the sketch.
6. Double-click the thickness value to change it.
To assign thickness to a chain, perform the following steps:
a. click > > > .
b. Select a chain.
c. Middle-click the chain and select a location for the thickness note.
d. Specify the value of thickness for the selected chain.
e. Click
.
To assign thickness to an individual entity perform the following steps:
a. Click > > > .
b. Select an entity.
c. Middle-click the entity and select a location for the thickness note.
d. Specify the value of thickness for the selected entity.
e. Click
.
7. Click > > > to
create connections for sketches with unattached chains or line segments.
8. Click
. On successful creation of the beam section the Sketcher window closes. You return to the
Beam Section Definition dialog box.
9. Click OK.