The only really important item to enter is the "Type" item. When pressed you will see the following window: : Use this button to add a steel section to the database. : This button is displayed when you have clicked on the button when you press the section in the list that is currently highlighted will be selected and the name and data brought into your calculation. The sorting order will be according to the sort tab selected and shall be in ascending or descending order.ĭatabase Table Itself : The main area on the window will be where the steel sections are displayed as a result of all of your choices as described above. Sort order : These two buttons allow you to chose the list order of the sections. When selected each tab will sort the list in the order described by the text on that tab. Sort Tabs for Database Table : Immediate above the database list of sections you will see tabs looking like this. You can choose to display only square tubes or alternately tubes with unequal sides. Square & Rectangular Tubes : These two buttons appear when you have chosen section types TS or HSS-T. These control the display of sections between pairs of angles with both sides of equal length, of unequal side length angles paired with the LONG side together, and unequal side length angles paired with the SHORTside together. The limit the display of the list to angle with equal dimension or unequal dimension sides.Įqual Legs, Long Leg Vertical, Short Leg Vertical : These three buttons appear when you have chosen to display section type "LL". a channel C9x15 is in depth class "9", and a L5x3x1/4 is in depth class "5".Įqual & Unequal Legs : These two buttons appear when you have selected section type "L" which are single angles. For instance a wide flange W14x22 is in depth class "14". The "Depth Class" of a section is the first numeric number in the sections name. These dimensions are compared to the "Depth" dimension of the sections.Ĭlass Range : This item allows you to specify the limits in "Depth Class" to be displayed in the table. When the checkbox to the left is not checked the selection wording and entries will not appear and all sections will be displayed. To make your selection simply move the mouse over the letter(s) and when the highlight activates left-click once with your left mouse button.ĭepth Range : This item allows you to specify depth limits to be used for selecting which sections to display in the list. These shapes conform to the American Institute of Steel Construction shape designations. Section Type to Display : Allows you to select which steel section designation to display in the list. Steel Database : Allows you to select between several common shapes databases. On this window there are various controls and options. This button displays the steel section database as shown below. there will be a button that looks like this:
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