Reviewing the calculated sectional characteristics
There are a few ways to see and scrutinise the parameters of a cross-section including both the input data and calculated sectional characteristics.
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The Cross-section manager contains a vertically oriented window that displays the basic sectional characteristics and parameters of currently selected cross-section in a property table. |
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Property table in the dialogue for editing of a cross-section |
Each dialogue for editing of a cross-section contains a vertically oriented property table with all the available parameters of the edited cross-section. |
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Document-style view in thepreview window |
This is the most sophisticated kind of display for parameters of a cross-section. It is accessible from within the dialogue for editing of a cross-section. |
Property table in the Cross-section manager
The property table in the Cross-section manager provides for quick overview of basic characteristics and parameters of individual defined cross-sections. It is possible to edit some of the parameters, however, this table is not primarily intended for thorough editing of a cross-section. If a cross-section must be modified, the cross-section editing dialogue should be invoked.
Property table in the dialogue for editing of a cross-section
The property table in this dialogue provides for both clear overview of the cross-section parameters and their straightforward modification. Most of the items may be edited in this dialogue. The only exception is the sectional characteristics that are automatically calculated from the dimensions. Such characteristics are not allowed to be modified.
Document-style view in the preview window
The sectional characteristics and all the other parameters can be displayed in a readable way in the preview window. The preview window then displays a table with all the cross-section parameters sorted in it.
The table is in fact a standard SCIA Engineer document table and consequently its format can be adjusted to meet any specific requirements. The adjustment can be done the same way as with any other document table.
The table shows not only all the parameters of the cross-section and all its parameters which are displayed in the property tables of dialogues for dealing with cross-sections (i.e. Cross-section manager and Editing dialogue), but also a set of additional information including a couple of diagrams. The additional information depend on the type of cross-section.
The picture below shows a sample preview for an angle section
