This manual is about Section Maker, a section properties calculation and design system. Section Maker works with the Multiframe range of structural design software.
Chapter
1
Introduction
Provides an overview of the program and introduces you to some important
concepts used within the program.
This chapter also discusses the numerical methods used by Section Maker. It is important for you to understand these methods and their limitations before using Section Maker for sections properties calculations.
Chapter
2
Learning Section Maker
Gets you started drawing, calculating properties and installing a
section in the Multiframe Sections Library. In this chapter you will find a
series of exercises designed to help you learn the basics of Section Maker and
become confident in using it to design your own custom sections.
Once you are familiar with the basic concepts used, you may refer to the step-by-step instructions in Chapters 3, 4 and 5.
Chapter
3
Using Section Maker
This chapter introduces the basic techniques used to interact with the various
windows in Section Maker.
Chapter
4
Creating Sections
This chapter explains most of the tasks you will carry out in designing
and installing a new section into the sections library.
Chapter
5
Sections Library Management
Section Maker is also used to manage the content of Multiframe Section
Libraries. This chapter describes how to edit the data in the library, how to
add new sections and new groups of sections.