Series

Select the desired series to display the appropriate nominal sizes

Size

Select the rectangular tubing size

Length (Vectorworks Design Series required)

Enter the length of the 3D rectangular tubing

Draw Center Lines

Select whether to draw the 2D rectangular tubing with center lines

Place Locus at Centroid

Select whether to draw a locus at the centroid of the 2D rectangular tubing

Custom Size

Select this option to enable fields for specifying a custom rectangular tubing size

Width

Displays the width of the tubing, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value

Height

Displays the height of the tubing, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value

Wall Thickness

Displays the wall thickness of the tubing, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value

Inside Fillet Radius

Displays the inside fillet radius value, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value

Section Properties

Section properties are automatically calculated and displayed based on inch units for imperial shapes and millimeter units for metric shapes (regardless of the units selected and Show Unit Mark setting in the Units dialog box)

Area

Displays the rectangular tubing area

About Axis X-X/Y-Y

Moment of Inertia

Displays the moment of inertia about both the horizontal (X-X) and vertical (Y-Y) centroidal axes

Section Modulus

Displays the section modulus about both the horizontal (X-X) and vertical (Y-Y) centroidal axes

Radius of Gyration

Displays the radius of gyration about both the horizontal (X-X) and vertical (Y-Y) centroidal axes