Creating surface sections

Surface sections are used to define the section properties of surfaces in space that have no inherent stiffness and behave like membranes with zero thickness. For more information, see Surface elements.

  1. From the main menu bar, select SectionCreate.

    A Create Section dialog box appears.

    Tip: You can also click Create in the Section Manager or select the create section tool in the Property module toolbox.

  2. Enter a section name. For more information on naming objects, see Using basic dialog box components.

  3. Select Shell as the section Category and Surface as the section Type, and click Continue.

    The surface section editor appears.

  4. To bring additional mass into the model, toggle on Density and enter the mass density per unit area.

  5. Click to define rebar layers in the surface section, as described in Defining rebar layers.

  6. Click OK to save your changes and to close the surface section editor.