Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

The following commands are available for creating, viewing, and listing cross sections, and for managing
cross-section libraries:

Table 16.1: Cross-Section Commands

Command Purpose

Associates section with SECID (section

number)

SECTYPE

SECDATA Defines section geometry data

SECCON- Overrides program calculated properties.

TROL

Specifies shell section thickness as a tabular

function.

SECFUNC-

TION

Identifies the SECID (section number) to

be assigned to an element

SECNUM

SECOFFSET Defines section offset for shell cross sections

SECPLOT Plots geometry of a shell section to scale

SLIST Summarizes section properties

SDELETE Deletes a cross section

For complete documentation of the cross-section commands, see the Command Reference.

Figure 16.1: Plot of a Shell Section (p. 462) shows the layer stacking of a shell section. The layer order,
along with material and orientation of each layer, is represented here:

Figure 16.1: Plot of a Shell Section

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Shell Analysis and Cross Sections