Section Modifier

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Description

A Section Modifier is part of a Section and can be used to modify property's analytical properties without changing the Profile or Material. By default the Section Modifier is unmodified. Refer to Section Modifiers to read more.

Properties

Icon	Type	Name	Description
	Section Modifier	Section Modifier	GSA Section Modifier with applied changes.
	Unit Number Area	Area Modifier	Effective Area
	Unit Number Area Moment Of Inertia	I11 Modifier	Effective Iyy/Iuu
	Unit Number Area Moment Of Inertia	I22 Modifier	Effective Izz/Ivv
	Generic	J Modifier	Effective J
	Generic	K11 Modifier	Effective Kyy/Kuu
	Generic	K22 Modifier	Effective Kzz/Kvv
	Unit Number Volume Per Length	Volume Modifier	Effective Volume/Length
	Unit Number Linear Density	Additional Mass	Additional mass per unit length
	Boolean	Principal Bending Axis	If 'true' GSA will use Principal (u,v) Axis for Bending. If false, Local (y,z) Axis will be used
	Boolean	Reference Point Centroid	If 'true' GSA will use the Centroid as Analysis Reference Point. If false, the specified point will be used
	Generic	Stress Option Type	the Stress Option Type: 0: No Calculation 1: Use Modified section properties 2: Use Unmodified section properties

Note: the above properties can be retrieved using the Get Section Modifier component