Frame Section Property Statistics

The Frame Section Property Statistics enables you to view statistical information on your frame, including the estimated frame weight. The information should not be used as a cutting list. The lengths shown are based on the member centrelines in the model.

The Limit to Visible option only includes members in the current screen view in the statistics table. Members not on screen are omitted.

The Viewing Groups option adds a column in the table in which the viewing group that a member belongs to (if any) is displayed.

The Member Align option adds a column in the table in which the member orientations are displayed – horizontal, vertical or inclined.

The All Sections/Section Totals options allow you to switch between showing the information on all of the individual beams or as totals for each section size.

If you wanted to optimise your sections used in a frame, you can Copy one section size from the table and Paste it over another section to replace it. Click into one of the cells (turns blue) for the section size you want to copy across. Select the ‘Copy Section’ option. Then click into one of the cells for the section size you want to replace and select the ‘Paste Section’ option.

The Frame Statistics table can be exported to Word or Excel (Office Tools required) or to the printer for further analysis.