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SECTIONS

Next n sets of lines:

Sec,Secn,Lib,Mark,Ar,Ix,Iy,Iz,Ay,Az,Pa,Af,Ixf,Iyf,Izf,Shapes

Next set of 3 lines per shape:

ShapeType,Points,Dims

Void,Parent,Transpose,Mirror,TransX,TransY,Rotate,

Fabrication,Strengths

Next set of "Points" lines per shape:

X,Y,Z

Sec

Section property number

(Integer)

Secn

Section name

(15 Char)

Lib

Section library name

(8 Char)

Mark

Section mark

(5 Char)

Ar

Area of section

(Real)

Ix

Torsion constant

(Real)

Iy

Y principal moment of inertia

(Real)

Iz

Z principal moment of inertia

(Real)

Ay

Y shear area

(Real)

Az

Z shear area

(Real)

Pa

Principal angle

(Real)

Af

Factor applied to area

(Real)

Ixf

Factor applied to torsion constant

(Real)

Iyf

Factor applied to Y moment of inertia

(Real)

Izf

Factor applied to Z moment of inertia

(Real)

Shapes

The number of shapes in the section

(Integer)

ShapeType

Shape type (0=Undefined, 1=Rod, 2=Square, 3=Flat, 4=CHS,

5=SHS, 6=RHS, 7=I-shape, 8=PWG, 9=Channel, 10=Beam Tee, 11=Column Tee, 12=Equal Angle, 13=Unequal Angle, 14=Cruciform, 15=Box Girder, 16=Wedge, 17=Slice, 18=Fillet, 19=Points, 20=LSB, 21=LSB/B2B, 22=Lines, 23=Triangle, 24=Cee, 25=Zed, 26=Top Hat, 27=DA/Short, 28=DA/Long, 29=DA/Starred, 30=Polygon, 31=PolyTube, 32=Equilateral Triangle, 33=Schifflerized Angle, 34=Back to Back Cee, 35=Rounded Angle, 36=Rack, 37=L-shape, 38=Trapezoid, 39=Flat Oval)

(Integer)

Points

The number of perimeter points in a points shape or line shape

(Integer)

Dims

The shape dimensions (D,Bt,Bb,Btw,Bbw,Tt,Tb,Tw,Hf,Rr)

(Integer)

Void

1=Void shape (hole), otherwise 0

(Integer)

Parent

Parent shape if Void=1

(Integer)

Transpose

1=Transposed shape, otherwise 0

(Integer)

Mirror

1=Mirrored about X, 2=Mirrored about Y, 3=Mirrored about both,

otherwise 0

(Integer)

TransX

Translation distance along X

(Integer)

TransY

Translation distance along Y

(Integer)

Rotate

Rotation angle (degrees)

(Integer)

Fabrication

Fabrication code (0=Hot rolled, 1=Stress relieved, 2=Lightly welded,

3=Heavily welded, 4=Cold formed, 5=Cold formed and stress relieved)

(Integer)

Strengths

Material strengths (Fy,Fyw,Fu for up to 6 grades of steel)

(Integer)

X,Y,Z

Coordinates of perimeter points in a points shape or line shape

(Integer)