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__title__ = "FemBeamSection"
__author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach"
__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"

## \addtogroup FEM
#  @{

import FreeCAD
import _FemBeamSection


def makeFemBeamSection(sectiontype='Rectangular', width=10.0, height=25.0, name="BeamSection"):
    '''makeFemBeamSection([width], [height], [name]): creates an beamsection object to define a cross section'''
    obj = FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.addObject("Fem::FeaturePython", name)
    _FemBeamSection._FemBeamSection(obj)
    sec_types = _FemBeamSection._FemBeamSection.known_beam_types
    if sectiontype not in sec_types:
        FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("Section type is not known. Set to " + sec_types[0] + " \n")
        obj.SectionType = sec_types[0]
    else:
        obj.SectionType = sectiontype
    obj.RectWidth = width
    obj.RectHeight = height
    obj.CircDiameter = height
    obj.PipeDiameter = height
    obj.PipeThickness = width
    if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
        import _ViewProviderFemBeamSection
        _ViewProviderFemBeamSection._ViewProviderFemBeamSection(obj.ViewObject)
    return obj

#  @}