xsect.data.query_aisc_shapes

xsect.data.query_aisc_shapes(shape=None, metric=False, version=None)

Queries the AISC steel shape database and returns a list of the shape names in the specified shape category.

Parameters:

shape : str

The shape for which names will be returned. If None, all shape names will be returned.

metric : bool

If True, searches for the name in the metric shape database. Otherwise, searches for the name in the imperial shape database.

version : {‘15.0’}

The version of the shape database to query. If None, the latest version will be used.