Calculation of Section Forces for a user-defined section2.1.Creating a user-defined sectionStart META and follow the procedure described in Tutorial 2, paragraph 1.2.1 for loading the model geometry and its results.Beam with Section definedBeam with no Section defined121.Click on the !Not button.2.Select the two parts of the beam which has no section defined.3.Press Escor middle mouse button to exit the function.Only the required parts remain visible.44.Open the Section Forces tool from main menu by selecting Calculate > Section Forces.Notice how the card is divided in two areas:The upper area includes a list of available models and their sections, for results’ calculation by the tool.Also, options for defining sections and assigning to them nodes.The lower area includes a list of available states and options for loading results, viewing options of Force and Moment vectors and a tab for plotting results in a 2D Plot window.As a first step, the Section for which results will be calculated needs to be specified.