One sign convention, across every tool
Sign errors do not crash anything. They produce a plausible number with the wrong sense, and they survive review. So we fixed the convention once, platform-wide.
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Exact section properties for curved geometry
Most section tools approximate an arc with a polygon and quietly inherit the error. GCS integrates the arc, and reserves faceting for the places that genuinely need it.
Why we would rather show you an error than a number
Structural software is judged on the numbers it prints. We think it should be judged on the numbers it refuses to print.