~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steel Data File ReadMe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

- Columns have to be separated by two or more spaces.

- First column has to be called "MEMBER".
The member name cannot have two consecutive spaces.
- Required columns have to in the exact order listed
for each type of steel shape to generate the AutoCAD solid
- All columns after the required columns are optional.
These optional columns will be displayed in Steel
CEDIT Properties dialog for reference.
The Ix (Inertia about X-axis), Iy (Inertia about Y-axis),
and J (torsion) columns may be used by the SEXPORT
command when export to CAESAR II Steel (*.str) files.
- The cross sectional area (AREA) and fillet radius (R)
columns are required in the data file but are not
used by the program to generate the AutoCAD solid shape.
These values are not stored with the component.
- For imperial sizes:
- Weight (WGT) column is in pounds per foot (lbs/ft)
- Area (AREA) column is in square inches (in^2)
- All other required columns are in inches (in)
- For metric sizes:
- Weight (WGT) column is in kilograms per meter (kg/m)
- Area (AREA) column is in square centimeters (cm^2)
- All other required columns are in millimeters (mm)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ File Header Data ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
File header has the following data:
DESCRIPTION=
UNITSYSTEM=
MATERIAL=
SORT_SEQ=
DENSITY=
PAINT=
- DESCRIPTION, UNITSYSTEM, MATERIAL are used in
the Steel CEDIT dialog and stored with the component
- SORT_SEQ is not used but is stored with the component
- DENSITY is not used or stored with the component
- PAINT is not used or stored with the component
~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIDE FLANGE (TYPE=W) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
DEPTH
- Depth
WEB_THK - Web Thickness

FLG_WIDTH - Flange Width

FLG_THK - Flange Thickness
R
- Fillet Radius (not used)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHANNEL (TYPE=C) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
WEB_THK - Web Thickness
FLG_WIDTH - Flange Width
FLG_THK - Flange Thickness
R
- Fillet Radius (not used)
X
- Centroid location X axis (used only when SteelNeutralAxis = 0)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANGLE (TYPE=L) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
LEG1
- Leg 1 length
LEG2
- Leg 2 length
THK
- Thickness
R
- Fillet Radius (not used)
X
- Centroid location X axis (used only when SteelNeutralAxis = 0)
Y
- Centroid location Y axis (used only when center line location is se
t to center)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANGLE DOUBLE (TYPE=2L) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
LEG1
- Leg 1 length
LEG2
- Leg 2 length
THK
- Thickness
Y
- Centroid location Y axis (used only when center line location is se
t to center)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEE (TYPE=WT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
DEPTH
- Depth
STEM_THK - Stem Thickness
FLG_WIDTH - Flange Width
FLG_THK - Flange Thickness
R
- Fillet Radius (not used)
Y
- Centroid location Y axis (used only when center line location is s
et to center)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLAT BAR (TYPE=FB) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name

WGT
AREA
WIDTH
THK

Weight
Cross sectional Area (not used)
Width
Thickness

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ROUND BAR (TYPE=RB) ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
OD
- Outside Diameter
~~~~~~~~~~~~ PIPE (TYPE=P) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
OD
- Outside Diameter
WALL_THK - Wall Thickness (not used)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ SQUARE TUBING (TYPE=TS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
SIDE1
- Side 1 length
SIDE2
- Side 2 length
THK
- Thickness
R
- Fillet Radius (not used)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Z SHAPE (TYPE=Z) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Columns:
MEMBER
WEIGHT
AREA
HEIGHT
THK
LEG1
LIP1
LEG2
LIP2
THK_LEG1
THK_LEG2
THK_LIP1
THK_LIP2

Member Name
Weight
Cross sectional Area (not used)
Height
Thickness
Leg 1 length
Lip 1 length
(optional)
Leg 2 length
(optional)
Lip 2 length
(optional)
Leg 1 thickness (optional)
Lip 1 thickness (optional)
Leg 2 thickness (optional)
- Lip 2 thickness (optional)

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANGLE DOUBLE (TYPE=L_LIP) ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
LEG1
- Leg 1 length
THK
- Thickness
LEG2
- Leg 2 length
LIP
- Lip Length

X
Y

- Centroid location X axis (used only when SteelNeutralAxis = 0)

- Centroid location Y axis (used only when center line location is se
t to center)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHANNEL (TYPE=C_LIP) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
AREA
- Cross sectional Area (not used)
DEPTH
- Web Thickness
THK
- Thickness
FLG_WIDTH - Flange Width
LIP
- Lip Length
X
- Centroid location X axis (used only when SteelNeutralAxis = 0)
~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLATE (TYPE=PLATES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Required Columns:
MEMBER
- Member Name
WGT
- Weight
THK
- Thickness
~~~~~~~~~~~~ USER SHAPE (TYPE=USER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~
DRAWING FILE (DWG) HAS PROFILE FOR THE SHAPE
DESCRIPTION=
UNITSYSTEM=
DENSITY=
MATERIAL=
PAINT=
SHORT_ANNOTATION=
LONG_ANNOTATION=
PART_NUMBER=
WEIGHT=
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~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sample Data ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~ WIDE FLANGE (TYPE=W) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
AREA
DEPTH
WEB_THK
FLG_WIDTH
F
LG_THK
R
================================================================================
=================
S3X5.7
5.70
1.67
3.00
0.170
2.330
0.260
1.00
~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHANNEL (TYPE=C) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
_THK

WGT
R

AREA
X

DEPTH

WEB_THK

FLG_WIDTH

FLGH

================================================================================
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C3X4.1
4.10
1.21
3.00
0.170
1.410
0.2
73
1.00
0.436
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANGLE (TYPE=L) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
AREA
LEG1
LEG2
THK
R
X
Y
================================================================================
================================
L2 1/2X2X3/16
2.8
0.81
2.500
2.000
0.1875
1.000
0.514
0.76
~~~~~~~~~~~~ DOUBLE ANGLE (TYPE=2L) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WEIGHT
AREA
LEG1
LEG2
THK
GAP
Y
================================================================================
========
Un_Equal_Legs
1.0
1.0
25.0
50.0
2.0
3.0
7.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEE (TYPE=WT) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
AREA
DEPTH
STEM_THK FLG_WIDTH
FLG_
THK
R
Y
================================================================================
==========================
WT2X6.5
6.5
1.9
2.08
0.280
4.060
0.3
45
1.00
0.44
~~~~~~~~~~~~ FLAT BAR (TYPE=FB) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
AREA
WIDTH
THK
========================================================================
FB3/8x0.065
0.083
0.024
0.3750
0.0650
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ROUND BAR (TYPE=RB) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
AREA
OD
==================================================
RB1/4
0.167
0.05
0.2500
~~~~~~~~~~~~ PIPE (TYPE=P) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
AREA
OD
WALL_THK
===================================================
P2-XXS
9.03
2.66
2.375
0.436
~~~~~~~~~~~~ SQUARE TUBING (TYPE=TS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER

WGT

AREA

SIDE1

SIDE2

THK
R
================================================================================
===========================
TS2X2X3/16
4.3200
1.2700
2.0000
2.5000
0.1875
0.3750
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Z SHAPE (TYPE=Z) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WEIGHT AREA
HEIGHT THK
LEG1 LIP1
LEG2
LIP2
THK_LEG1 THK_LEG2 THK_LIP1 THK_LIP2
================================================================================
====================================================
Equal_Leg_No_Lip
1.0
1.0
50.0
1.0
15.0
Un_Equal_Leg_No_Lip
1.0
1.0
50.0
1.0
15.0
0.0 30.0
Un_Equal_Leg_With_Lip
1.0
1.0
50.0
1.0
15.0
5.0 30.0
Un_Equal_Leg_Lip_Thk
1.0
1.0
50.0
3.0
15.0
5.0 30.0
10.0
2.0
4.0
1.0
5.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHANNEL LIP (TYPE=C_LIP) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER

WEIGHT

AREA

DEPTH

THK

FLG_WIDTH

LIP

================================================================================
=
Sample_20x10x5
1.0
1.0
20.0
1.0
10.0
5.0
Sample_30x15x5
1.0
1.0
30.0
2.0
15.0
5.0
5.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANGLE LIP (TYPE=L_LIP) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WEIGHT AREA
LEG1 THK
LEG2
LIP
X
Y
============================================================================
Un_Equal_Legs
1.0
1.0
30.0 3.0
20.0
5.0
5.0
7.0
~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLATE (TYPE=PLATES) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEMBER
WGT
THK
==============================
PL-1/8
5.11
0.1250
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