Property Data Form

Use the Property Data form to display, or in the case of a General section specify, the properties of the frame section. The program uses the property data values to calculate the section.  

 

Access the Property Data form as follows:

  1. Click the Define menu > Section Properties > Frame Sections command, or select a frame object and click the Assign menu > Frame > Frame Sections command, to display the Frame Properties form. The Frame Properties form also can be accessed by clicking the + (plus) symbol that may appear next to a {Type} Section drop-down list, such as appears on the {Template} forms.

  2. Then do one of the following:

    • Click the Import New Property button to access the Import Frame Section Property form or the Add New Property button to access the Add Frame Section Property form.

      1. Select {Material Type} from the Frame Section Property Type drop-down list.

      2. Click a {Section Type} button.

If the Import New Property button is used, a form to locate a database to be imported may appear. If a database containing the selected section type has already been accessed, a form listing the available sections in that database will appear. Choose the sections to be imported from the list. If sections of the specified type are not included in the database, an error message will display. To switch to another database, click the Open File button on the {Section Type} form to display the Section Property File form. Use that form to select another database. If the error message appears again, click the Open File button again to redisplay the Section Property File form and select another database. Continue this process until a list of available sections appears. Select a section(s) to be imported and click the OK button to complete the import.

When the Add New Property button is clicked and Other is selected for the Frame Section Type and the General button is clicked, the Property Data form will display immediately.

    • Highlight the name of a section in the Properties area/Find this Section list on the left side of the  Frame Properties form and click the Modify/Show button.

  1. For all section types except a General section type, a form for the selected type of section will appear with a Section Properties button on it. Click the Section Properties button to display the Property Data form.