| GUID | GUID | The design area's GUID. | Text |
| Boundary | Bound | Polygon boundary, as a Rhino Polyline Curve | Geometry |
| Holes | Holes | List of holes in the area element, as Rhino Polyline Curves | Geometry |
| Thickness | t | Thickness of the design area element, in the display unit system. | Number |
| Modifiers | Mods | The area element stiffness modifiers, as a ShellStiffnessModifiers object. | Generic Data |
| Material | Mat | The elastic material assigned to the shell element. | Generic Data |
| Auto Mesh | AutoMesh | Is the area element set to auto mesh? | Boolean |
| Auto Mesh Options | AutoMeshOpt | The auto mesh options, as an AutoMeshOptions object. | Generic Data |
| Inc Frames | IncFrame | Include intersecting frames in mesh? | Boolean |
| Inc Links | IncLink | Include intersecting links in mesh? | Boolean |
| Inc Areas | IncArea | Include intersecting areas in mesh? | Boolean |
| Inc Points | IncPoint | Include intersecting points in mesh? | Boolean |
| Z Rotation | Zrot | Rotation about the local z-axis, in radians. | Number |
| Shear Deformation | ShearDef | Include shear deformation? | Boolean |
| Plate Bending | PlateDef | Include plate bending behavior? | Boolean |
| Analysis Shells | Shells | List of analysis shell elements generated by the design area element. | Generic Data |
| Name | Name | The user-defined name of the element (if any was assigned). | Text |