Square tubing

Mode

Tool

Tool set

Modes for The Symbol Insertion tool

Square Tubing

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.

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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.

Parameter

Description

Series

Select the desired series to display the appropriate nominal sizes

Size

Select the square tubing size

Length

(Design Suite product required)

Enter the length of the 3D square tubing

Place Locus at Centroid

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

Draw Center Lines

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

Custom Size

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

Width

Displays the width 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 R.

Displays the inside fillet radius value of the tubing, 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 square 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

Structural shapes and details

 

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