CompositeSolidSection object

The CompositeSolidSection object defines the properties of a composite solid section.

The CompositeSolidSection object is derived from the Section object.

This page discusses:

Access

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

CompositeSolidSection(...)

This method creates a CompositeSolidSection object.

Path

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

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the repository key.

layup

A SectionLayerArray object specifying the solid cross-section.

Optional arguments

symmetric

A Boolean specifying whether or not the layup should be made symmetric by the analysis. The default value is OFF.

layupName

A String specifying the layup name for this section. The default value is an empty string.

Return value

A CompositeSolidSection object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the CompositeSolidSection object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

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

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

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