Square tubing
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Mode |
Tool |
Tool set |
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Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool |
Square Tubing
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Detailing |
The Square Tubing tool and Square Tubing - 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.
To create square tubing:
Click the tool and mode.
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.
Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.
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Parameter |
Description |
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Series |
Select the desired series to display the appropriate nominal sizes |
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Size |
Select the square tubing size |
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Length (Design Suite required) |
Enter the length of the 3D square tubing |
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Place Locus at Centroid |
Select whether to draw a locus at the centroid of the 2D square tubing |
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Draw Center Lines |
Select whether to draw the 2D square tubing with center lines |
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Custom Size |
Select this option to enable fields for specifying a custom square tubing size |
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Width |
Displays the width of the tubing, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value |
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Wall Thickness |
Displays the wall thickness of the tubing, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value |
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Inside Fillet R. |
Displays the inside fillet radius value of the tubing, or if Custom Size is selected, allows entry of a custom value |
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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) |
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Area |
Displays the square tubing area |
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About Axis X-X/Y-Y |
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Moment of Inertia |
Displays the moment of inertia about both the horizontal (X-X) and vertical (Y-Y) centroidal axes |
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Section Modulus |
Displays the section modulus about both the horizontal (X-X) and vertical (Y-Y) centroidal axes |
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Radius of Gyration |
Displays the radius of gyration about both the horizontal (X-X) and vertical (Y-Y) centroidal axes |
