The BoxProfile object defines the properties of a box profile.
The BoxProfile object is derived from the Profile object.
import section mdb.models[name].profiles[name] import odbSection session.odbs[name].profiles[name]
This method creates a BoxProfile object.
mdb.models[name].BoxProfile session.odbs[name].BoxProfile
Required arguments
A String specifying the repository key.
A Float specifying the a dimension of the box profile. For more information, see “Beam cross-section library,” Section 29.3.9 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide.
A Float specifying the b dimension of the box profile.
A Boolean specifying whether the thickness is uniform.
A Float specifying the uniform wall thickness if uniformThickness=ON, and the wall thickness of the first segment if uniformThickness=OFF.
Optional arguments
A Float specifying the wall thickness of the second segment. t2 is required only when uniformThickness=OFF. The default value is 0.0.
A Float specifying the wall thickness of the third segment. t3 is required only when uniformThickness=OFF. The default value is 0.0.
A Float specifying the wall thickness of the fourth segment. t4 is required only when uniformThickness=OFF. The default value is 0.0.
Return value
A BoxProfile object.
Exceptions
RangeError.
This method modifies the BoxProfile object.
Required arguments
Optional arguments
The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the BoxProfile method, except for the name argument.
Return value
Exceptions
RangeError.
The BoxProfile object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the BoxProfile method.