ABD - Create new sections for beams and columns

I am trying to create a section, different from any of the the standard sections provided by ABD for beams and columns but I cant find a way to do it properly. From what I've heard so far, if we need a different section we have to draw the section by hand and then extrude it creating a smartsolid instead of a parametric object? Isnt there a proper way of creating an actual beam or column section in order to have it functioning in the 'place beam' or 'place column' tools? I ve been looking at PCS but it doesnt quite seems the way to do it. Also, what is the actual difference between a smartsolid and a parametric object? They are manipulated differently (easier in the smartsolids in my opinion) but even if a smartsolid starts with less information, i am able to 'feed' him almost the same information as if it was a parametric object. Is it just a matter of having this 'feeding' process speeded up?

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