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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Section Inertia analysis options</div>
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               <p class="para_td"><a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('nx_analysis/ana_section_inertia_ht.html');return(false);">Overview</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Options</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Type</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Type</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Parallel Sections</b> &mdash; Creates sets of parallel cross sections through selected faces and analyzes them. You can use the absolute or current WCS. The origin is of these sets is always 0, 0, 0. You specify one of the coordinate axes as section normal and a spacing value and the function calculates as many sections through the faces as possible.
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                  <p class="para_td">The software also creates annotations for each section. They all belong to one analysis object. This makes it easier to delete or hide the analysis. When you modify the parent faces, the software updates the analysis.</p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sections along curve</b> &mdash; Creates sets of cross sections through selected faces along a selected path curve and analyzes them. You can specify a chordal distance between the sections or a number of equidistant sections. The software derives section normals from the local curve tangent.
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                  <p class="para_td">The software also creates annotations for each section. They all belong to one analysis object. This makes it easier to delete or hide the analysis. When you modify the parent faces, the software updates the analysis.</p>
                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Existing sections</b> &mdash; You can analyze section properties if you create a section outside the sketcher. The selected curves must be planar. If you select a non-planar curve, the software displays an error message.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Objects</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Select Face</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> is set to <b class="uiTerm">Parallel Sections</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Sections along Curve</b>. Lets you select faces for the cross section.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Multi-section Properties</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">CSYS</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears when <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> is set to <b class="uiTerm">Parallel Sections</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies which coordinate system (Absolute or Current WCS) to use. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Normal</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears when <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> is set to <b class="uiTerm">Parallel Sections</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the normal direction (XC, YC, or ZC) of the cross section. </p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Distance</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only when <b class="uiTerm">Type</b> is set to <b class="uiTerm">Parallel Sections</b> or <b class="uiTerm">Sections along Curve</b>.
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the sample distance.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Annotation</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Center of Gravity</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies whether to display the <b class="uiTerm">Center of Gravity</b> in the label.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Second Principal Moments of Inertia</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies whether to display the <b class="uiTerm">Second Principal Moments of Inertia</b> in the label.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Length</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies whether to display the <b class="uiTerm">Section Length</b> in the label.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Area</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Appears only for closed sections.</p>
                  <p class="para_td">Specifies whether to display the <b class="uiTerm">Section Area</b> in the label.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Annotation Layer</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the layer on which the software creates the annotation.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Output</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Principal Axes</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies that sections are to be created using the principal axes.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Equivalent Rectangular Section</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Calculates and creates an equivalent rectangular section aligned with and sized to the minimum and maximum principal axes. This provides a visual interpretation of section properties and orientation.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Layer</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the layer on which the software creates the output.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Sections</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies that independent 3D cross sections are to be generated on a specified layer which belongs to the analysis object. The software hides or removes the section when you hide or remove the analysis object.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the layer on which the software creates the 3D sections.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Datum Planes</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies that datum planes are to be created for each generated cross section on a specified layer. The datum plane is independent from the analysis object.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Layer</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the layer on which the software creates the datum planes.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Show Information Window</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies whether to display the calculated values in the <b class="uiTerm">Information</b> window. You can copy and paste the values into a spreadsheet for further analysis.
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Settings</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Section Type</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies whether to calculate the inertia analysis as a hollow (sheet metal) or a solid section.</p>
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                  <p class="para_td"><b class="uiTerm">Hollow Thickness</b></p>
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                  <p class="para_td">Specifies the hollow thickness.</p>
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