BHoM / BHoM/ETABS_Toolkit

ETABS_Toolkit: Mirrored asymmetric sections

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type:bug type:feature
Dominant language
C#
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40
Forks
11
Avg merge
21h 40m
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Description

#### Description:
The current ETABS API does not support mirroring sections even tho it is possible within ETABS.
As ETABS also flips bars it does not like (#232) which will mirror the section, without any way to maintain consistency.

A bootleg temporary solution would be to always create two sections when the are asymmetric assign properly and infer which should be mirrored in ETABS by naming.
i.e. `L 200x150x18.0` and `L 200x150x18.0_Mirrored`
slightly manual but would enable a workflow

Contributor guide

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the ETABS API integration and issue #232 to understand how asymmetric sections and flipped bars are currently handled. Done should mean the toolkit supports mirrored asymmetric sections while maintaining consistent section and bar orientation in ETABS.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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