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Advance Steel Profiles API

Learn about the Advance Steel profiles API.

ProfileType

Enum eCommonData

Enum class eRefAxis

- Reference axis of the profile.

Enum class eProfileType

- Type of the profile.

ProfileType GetCopy()

- Returns a copy of the profile type.

bool operator

== ( ProfileType first , ProfileType second )

- Returns true if two profiles are identical(all geometrical parameters are equals, using an internal
tolerance).

bool GetOuterAugPolygon( bool bExactSection , double dDeviation , bool bUseFillets ,

out Polyline3d poly )

- Returns the outer polygon of the profile type.

double GetGeometricalData( eCommonData data )

- Returns the geometrical parameter value for a specific data.

double GetGeometricalDataAtPoint( eCommonData data , Point3d point )

- Returns the geometrical parameter value for a specific data and point(Tappered profile type).

String GetSectionShape()

- Returns the section shape of the profile.

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void GetSectionClass(out String ClassName , out String RTLName )

- Returns the section class of the profile.

ProfileSectionValues GetStructuralData()

- Returns the profile section values from database.

ProfileDSTVValues GetDSTVValues()

- Returns the DSTV values.

bool GetCalcValues(out ProfileCalcValues values )

- Returns the calculated values from the geometrical shape.

void SetCalcValues( ProfileCalcValues values )

- Sets the calculated values, manually.

void SetStaticValues( ProfileStaticValues values )

- Sets the static values parameters.

void SetGUIProfSectionNames( String sectionType , String sectionName )

- Sets the names that will be displayed on the profile control (when the profile is dynamic).

Dictionary < String , Object > GetParameters()

- Returns all the parameters of the profile type.

Object Parameter[ String name]

- Gets of sets the parameter value for a specific name.

ProfileType LoadFrom( Stream stream , out int nBytesRead )

- Load a profile type from a stream.

Bool SaveTo( Stream stream )

- Save a profile type to a stream.

String InternalName

- Gets the internal name of the profile type.

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String RunName

- Gets the run name of the profile type.

bool IsUnwindable

- Returns true if the profile type is unwindable.

bool IsSymmetric

- Returns true if the profile type is symmetric.

bool IsDynamic

- Returns true if the profile type is dynamic.

bool IsCompound

- Returns true if the profile type is a compound profile type.

bool IsUserDefined

- Returns true if the profile type is user defined.

bool IsDefinedAsDSTV

- Returns true if the profile type is defined as DSTV.

ProfilesManager

String RegisterDynamic( ProfileType profType )

- Register a dynamic profile type.

ProfileType GetProfileType( ProfileName profileName )

- Returns a profile type for a specified profile name.

ProfileTypeC class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

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property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R Gets or sets the radius

property double E Gets or sets the eccentricity

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

ProfileTypeCEx class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R Gets or sets the radius

property double E Gets or sets the eccentricity

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double H3 Gets or sets the height 3

property double B1 Gets or sets the width 1

property double R1 Gets or sets the radius 1

property double R2 Gets or sets the radius 2

property double R3 Gets or sets the radius 3

ProfileTypeF class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

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ProfileTypeH class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double R1 Gets or sets the inner radius

property double R2 Gets or sets the outer radius

ProfileTypeI class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R1 Gets or sets the inner radius(web radius)

property double R2 Gets or sets the outer radius(flange radius)

property double H3 Gets or sets the flange slope

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes (up
)

property double W2 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes

(down )

property double W3 Gets or sets the distance to the next drilled holes
(down)

ProfileTypeIAsym class

property double H Gets or sets the height

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property double B1 Gets or sets the top flange width

property double Tf1 Gets or sets the top flange thickness

property double B2 Gets or sets the bottom flange width

property double Tf2 Gets or sets the bottom flange thickness

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double E Gets or sets the eccentricity

property double R Gets or sets the radius

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes (up
)

property double W2 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes

(down )

property double W3 Gets or sets the distance to the next drilled holes
(down)

ProfileTypeKTR class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity on X

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity on Y

property double R1Up Gets or sets the radius 1 up

property double R2Up Gets or sets the radius 2 up

property double R3Up Gets or sets the radius 3 up

property double H1Up Gets or sets the height 1 up

property double H2Up Gets or sets the height 2 up

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property double H3Up Gets or sets the height 3 up

property double B1Up Gets or sets the width 1 up

property double B2Up Gets or sets the width 2 up

property double R1Down Gets or sets the radius 1 down

property double R2Down Gets or sets the radius 2 down

property double R3Down Gets or sets the radius 3 down

property double H1Down Gets or sets the height 1 down

property double H2Down Gets or sets the height 2 down

property double H3Down Gets or sets the height 3 down

property double B1Down Gets or sets the width 1 down

property double B2Down Gets or sets the width 2 down

ProfileTypeLA class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width of the profile

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness of the profile

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness of the profile

property double R Gets or sets the flange radius of the profile

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity on X of the profile

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity on Y of the profile

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1 of the profile

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2 of the profile

ProfileTypeLZ class

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property double H Gets or sets the height

property double Bf1 Gets or sets the top width of the profile

property double Bf2 Gets or sets the bottom width of the profile

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness of the profile

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness of the profile

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1 of the profile

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2 of the profile

property double Dx Gets or sets the Dx of the profile

property double Dy Gets or sets the Dy of the profile

property double H3 Gets or sets the height 3 of the profile

property double B1 Gets or sets the width 1 of the profile

property double B2 Gets or sets the width 2 of the profile

property double R Gets or sets the flange radius of the profile

ProfileTypePSF class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double S Gets or sets the thickness

property double E Gets or sets the Eccentricity

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes

ProfileTypePSFAsym class

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double B1 Gets or sets the width 1

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property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double B2 Gets or sets the width 2

property double S Gets or sets the thickness

property double E Gets or sets the Eccentricity

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes(up)

property double W2 Gets or sets the distance between drilled

holes(down)

ProfileTypeR class

property double D Gets or sets the Diameter of the profile

property double T Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

ProfileTypeRail class

property double H1 Gets or sets the Height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the Height 2

property double H3 Gets or sets the Height 3

property double B1 Gets or sets the Width 1

property double B2 Gets or sets the Width 2

property double B3 Gets or sets the Width 3

property double F1 Gets or sets the Thickness 1

property double F2 Gets or sets the Thickness 2

property double F3 Gets or sets the Thickness 3

property double K Gets or sets the top width

property double E Gets or sets the Eccentricity

property double R Gets or sets the radius

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ProfileTypeS class

property double H Gets or sets the Height

ProfileTypeSigma class

property double H Gets or sets the Height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity on X

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity on Y

property double B1Up Gets or sets the width 1(up)

property double B2Up Gets or sets the width 2(up)

property double B1Down Gets or sets the width 1(down)

property double B2Down Gets or sets the width 2(down)

property double H1Up Gets or sets the height 1(up)

property double H2Up Gets or sets the height 2(up)

property double H3Up Gets or sets the height 3(up)

property double H1Down Gets or sets the height 1(down)

property double H2Down Gets or sets the height 2(down)

property double H3Down Gets or sets the height 3(down)

property double R Gets or sets the inner radius

ProfileTypeT class
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property double H Gets or sets the Height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R1 Gets or sets the radius 1

property double R2 Gets or sets the radius 2

property double R3 Gets or sets the radius 3

property double E Gets or sets the Eccentricity

property double H3 Gets or sets the flange slope

property double H4 Gets or sets the height slope

property double W1 Distance to drilled hole (flange)

property double W2 Distance to drilled hole (web)

ProfileTypeTR class

property double H Gets or sets the Height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R Gets or sets the radius

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity on X

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity on Y

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double H3 Gets or sets the height 3

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property double H4 Gets or sets the height 4

property double H5 Gets or sets the height 5

property double H6 Gets or sets the height 6

property double H7 Gets or sets the height 7

property double B1 Gets or sets the width 1

property double B2 Gets or sets the width 2

property double B3 Gets or sets the width 3

property double B4 Gets or sets the width 4

ProfileTypeU class

property double H Gets or sets the Height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R1 Gets or sets the inner corner radius

property double R2 Gets or sets the outer corner radius

property double H3 Gets or sets the flange slope

property double H4 Gets or sets the radius at the web back outside

property double E Gets or sets the eccentricity

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance to drilled hole (up and
down)

ProfileTypeUltraBeam class

property double A Gets or sets the Height

property double B Gets or sets the width

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property double C Gets or sets the height 1

property double D Gets or sets the height 2

property double F Gets or sets the distance F

property double G Gets or sets the height 3

property double H Gets or sets the distance between drilled hole and
middle web

property double I Gets or sets the interior angle of ribs

property double J Gets or sets the exterior angle of ribs

property double K Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double L Gets or sets the fillet radius 1

property double M Gets or sets the fillet radius 2

ProfileTypeUltraZED class

property double A Gets or sets the height 1

property double B Gets or sets the top width

property double C Gets or sets the bottom width

property double D Gets or sets the top height 1

property double E Gets or sets the bottom Height 1

property double F Gets or sets the height 2

property double G0 Gets or sets the top central bulge

property double G1 Gets or sets the bottom central bulge

property double H Gets or sets the height 3

property double I Gets or sets the top fillet radius

property double J Gets or sets the bottom fillet radius

property double K Gets or sets the distance to center of top fillet

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property double L Gets or sets the distance to center of bottom fillet

property double M0 Gets or sets the top central bulge, position of

middle point from center

property double M1 Gets or sets the bottom central bulge, position of

middle point from center

property double N Gets or sets the angle for Z ends(top and bottom)

property double O Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double P Gets or sets the fillets for Z ends(top and bottom)

property double Q0 Gets or sets the distance to fillets for central,

where A>200 top

property double Q1 Gets or sets the distance to fillets for central,

where A>200 bottom

property double R0 Gets or sets the central fillets distance to peek top

property double R1 Gets or sets the central fillets distance to peek

bottom

property double S Gets or sets the distance from center axis down
point to start of bulge

property double T0 Gets or sets the length of bulge on axis on top

bulge

property double T1 Gets or sets the length of bulge on axis on bottom

bulge

property double U Gets or sets the half length of bulge on top

(flange)

property double V Gets or sets the half length of bulge on bottom

(flange)

property double X Gets or sets the second fillet on B edge

property double Y Gets or sets the second fillet on C edge

property double Z01 Gets or sets the first fillet on A (only when A>200)
- top side

property double Z02 Gets or sets the second fillet on A (only when
A>200) - bottom side

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property double Z11 Gets or sets the symmetrical - top

property double Z12 Gets or sets the symmetrical - bottom

property double OU Gets or sets the offset of top axis point - positive
value

property double OD Gets or sets the offset of bottom axis point -

positive value

property double RR0 Gets or sets the central fillets radius top

property double RR1 Gets or sets the central fillets radius bottom

ProfileTypeW class

property double H Gets or sets the long leg

property double B Gets or sets the short leg

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R1 Gets or sets the inner radius(web)

property double R2 Gets or sets the outer radius(bottom flange)

property double R3 Gets or sets the outer radius(top flange)

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity along the second axis

property double Ez Gets or sets the eccentricity along the main axis

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance to drilled hole 1 (flange)

property double W2 Gets or sets the distance to drilled hole 2 (flange)

property double W3 Gets or sets the distance to drilled hole (leg )

ProfileTypeZ class

property double H Gets or sets the height

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property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double R1 Gets or sets the inner radius 1(web)

property double R2 Gets or sets the outer radius 2(flange)

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance to drilled holes (legs )

ProfileTypeZG class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double R Gets or sets the radius

ProfileTypeZK class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

ProfileTypeZP class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

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property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double B1 Gets or sets the width 1

property double B2 Gets or sets the width 2

property double B3 Gets or sets the width 3

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity along the main axis

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity along the second axis

ProfileTypeZRH class

property double E Gets or sets the eccentricity

property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double L Gets or sets the length

property double H0 Gets or sets the height 0

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double H3 Gets or sets the height 3

property double H4 Gets or sets the height 4

property double H5 Gets or sets the height 5

property double H6 Gets or sets the height 6

property double H7 Gets or sets the height 7

property double H8 Gets or sets the height 8

property double B2 Gets or sets the width 2

property double B3 Gets or sets the width 3

property double B4 Gets or sets the width 4

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property double B5 Gets or sets the width 5

property double B6 Gets or sets the width 6

property double B7 Gets or sets the width 7

property double B8 Gets or sets the width 8

ProfileTypeZTG class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity along the main axis

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity along the second axis

property double L1 Gets or sets the length 1

property double L2 Gets or sets the length 2

property double L3 Gets or sets the length 3

property double Dx1 Gets or sets the distance x1

property double Dx2 Gets or sets the distance x2

property double Dx3 Gets or sets the distance x3

ProfileTypeZTH class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B Gets or sets the width

property double Tw Gets or sets the web thickness

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property double Tf Gets or sets the flange thickness

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity along the main axis

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity along the second axis

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double H3 Gets or sets the height 3

property double H4 Gets or sets the height 4

property double H5 Gets or sets the height 5

property double H6 Gets or sets the height 6

ProfileTypeZUni class

property double H Gets or sets the height

property double B1 Gets or sets the width 1

property double B2 Gets or sets the width 2

property double S Gets or sets the thickness of the profile

property double Ex Gets or sets the eccentricity along the main axis

property double Ey Gets or sets the eccentricity along the second axis

property double H1 Gets or sets the height 1

property double HL1 Gets or sets the height L1

property double H2 Gets or sets the height 2

property double HL2 Gets or sets the height L2

property double HNo1 Gets or sets the parameter hNo1

property double RNo1 Gets or sets the parameter rNo1

property double VNo1 Gets or sets the parameter vNo1

property double HNo2 Gets or sets the parameter hNo2

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property double RNo2 Gets or sets the parameter rNo2

property double VNo2 Gets or sets the parameter vNo2

property double WV1 Gets or sets the parameter WV1

property double WV2 Gets or sets the parameter WV2

property double WSV1 Gets or sets the parameter WSV1

property double WSV2 Gets or sets the parameter WSV2

property double WSH1 Gets or sets the parameter WSH1

property double WSH2 Gets or sets the parameter WSH2

property double W1 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes

(first)

property double W2 Gets or sets the distance between drilled holes

(second)

ProfileStaticValues

property double A Section area, [mm2]

property double U Circumference == area per length [mm]

property double ez Eccentricity horizontal [mm] in terms of the main

axes

property double ey Eccentricity vertical [mm] in terms of the main

axes

property double G Weight per length [kilograms force / m]

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