Rectangular Tubing

2. Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the object’s rotation. If this is the first time the object is placed in the drawing, an object properties dialog box opens. These parameters apply to subsequently created objects; they can be changed later by accessing them from the Object Info palette.

Parameter	Description
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

Rectangular Tubing

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