Frame

class xara.Section(type, shape)

Construct a frame section object.

Parameters:

type: string

string identifying the section type. Standard options are "Elastic", "UniaxialFiber", and "MultiaxialFiber". Legacy options are "Fiber" and "NDFiber".

shape: Shape

Shape object defining the geometry and material composition of the section.

Fibers:

fibers: dict

Coarse fiber layout, optional. If not provided, a default layout will be generated based on the section shape and material properties.