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ETABS 2016 API Bug In Frame Property Definition (Rectangular Section)

Thread starter Efderline
Start date Jun 28, 2017

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Jun 28, 2017

Efderline

Structural

I'm experimenting ETABS API from Excel VBA, The weird thing is that when I use the method

Code:

ret = ETABSModel.PropFrame.SetRectangle("B300X700", "C35", 0.7, 0.3)

and then go and check how the defined section looks like, I find the CG isn't placed properly and rebars aren't distributed well, Is there any way to get the CG and rebars distribution to the way produced when defining a rectangular section "manually" from the program itself?