Z-Section

The Z-Section tool and Z-Section - 3D tool share the same position on the tool set. Click and hold the mouse on the visible tool to open the Pop-out tools list and select the desired tool.

2.Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default parameters. The parameters can be edited later from the Object Info palette.

Parameter	Description
Series	Select the desired series to display the appropriate nominal sizes
Size	Select the Z-section size
Length (3D only)	Enter the length of the 3D Z-section
Place Locus at Centroid (2D only)	Select whether to draw a locus at the centroid of the 2D Z-section
Lock Centroid Position	Locks the centroid position; when locked, the centroid behaves like the object’s insertion point and remains in position if the object’s shape/size/rotation is edited
Custom Size	Select this option to enable fields for specifying a custom Z-section size
Depth	Displays the depth between endpoints, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value
Flange Width (Top) / (Bottom)	Displays the top and bottom flange width, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value
Web Thickness	Displays the web thickness, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value
Flange Thickness	Displays the flange thickness, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value
Toe Radius (Top) / (Bottom)	Displays the top and bottom toe radius value, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value
Fillet Radius	Displays the 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 for metric shapes (regardless of the units selected and Show Unit Mark setting in the Units dialog box)
Area	Displays the Z-section 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