46.26 TrussSection object

The TrussSection object defines the properties of a truss section.

The TrussSection object is derived from the Section object.

Access

import section
mdb.models[name].sections[name]
import odbSection
session.odbs[name].sections[name]

This method creates a TrussSection object.

Path

mdb.models[name].TrussSection
session.odbs[name].TrussSection

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the repository key.

material

A String specifying the name of the material.

Optional argument

area

A Float specifying the cross-sectional area for the section. Possible values are area 0. The default value is 1.0.

Return value

A TrussSection object.

Exceptions

RangeError and InvalidNameError.

This method modifies the TrussSection object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the TrussSection method, except for the name argument.

Return value

None

Exceptions

RangeError.

The TrussSection object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the TrussSection method.