The Section Designer
The Section Properties Calculator allows to create custom section types by assembling any number of primary shapes on a canvas tool. The tool for creating the section types is called the Section Designer. For more information, see the following paragraphs.
Using the
Section Designer, you can:
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Combine primary shapes (rectangles, circles, and triangles) with each other to generate new sections.
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Create holes within the primary shapes, if necessary.
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Recall sections from the Data Lists tool.
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Combine the recalled sections with other primary shapes to generate new sections.
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Modify the size and position of primary shapes in several ways.
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Calculate the properties of the overall section that you have created, and insert its properties in your calculation document.