GENSEC Types

In AVEVA E3D Design, all GENSEC elements must be classified as COLUmns, BEAMs or BRACes for the interface to work. This is set in the Purpose attribute of the COLU, BEAM, BRAC and ROOF respectively. It can be set to individual GENSECs or to a higher level hierarchy. The reason for setting the purpose attribute is explained, refer to Hierarchy for further information.

COLUmns are GENSECs which are the main supporting column for the structure. These are usually the vertical columns in the model.

BEAMs are the major horizontal GENSECs of the structural model. These are normally the GENSEC in the E-W, N-S directions of the structure.

BRACes are the GENSECs that are used for strengthening the structure and are usually in non-orthogonal directions.

A utility is provided by the interface to scan the hierarchy and set the GENSEC with the default purpose, it is not necessary to set this information manually.