GGU-DOLPHIN: "Section list" menu item

If you want to design a dolphin via the section list, this menu item will open a dialog box containing the current list of dolphin sections.

The following options are available:

• "Forw.", "Back", "Go to no."
  You can navigate through the list using "Forw." and "Back". "Go to no." allows you to jump to the section specified.

• "Cancel", "Done"
  Exit the dialog box either saving or rejecting your modifications using these buttons.

• "x Sections to edit", "Info"
  Using the first button you may expand or reduce the list of sections. New sections are added to the end of the list. A description of the abbreviations used to enter the section data is available via the "Info" button.

• "Load", "Save", "Sort", "Delete doubles"
  A different section list can be opened by pressing the "Load" button. It is then possible to append the new list to an already open section list. After appending sections it may be expedient to delete any double sections in the list by pressing the "Delete doubles" button. The sections can then be sorted by different characteristics (e.g. moment of inertia or name) by pressing the "Sort" button. The modified section list may then be saved to the program folder as ".rohr_ggu" file for subsequent analyses by pressing the "Save" button.

• "Delete"
  Any number of sections in a sequence in the list can be deleted using this button.

• "Select section"
  A dialog box opens in which you select the required section for design.

• "Create tubular section"
  A new tubular section can be generated. A dialog box opens for entering the dimensions and identification. In the following dialog box you can then save the section as a new section, or using a previously allocated name: