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Canvas drawings have some great shapes, but sometimes text is an important part of a figure. Let's add some text support to mark up the svg Canvas drawings.

Often, the same calculation will be run for many inputs to batch design a system of elements. We should create an easy way to render a calculation report for this batch operation. There could be a few different configurations:

• Summary style report - Shows one sample calculation and summarizes the rest of the inputs and results in a table
• Detailed report - Shows the full calculations for every combination of inputs provided

When converting the AISC sections database for circular sections. The numbers within the section names have been converted to a floating point number. This does not match the standard naming of the section.

We should:

• Fix the naming in the CSV file
• Inspect the rest of the properties for accuracy
• Regenerate the sections database with the updated data
• Ensure that the new names display well in the calculation reports

Figures are a key element in some calculation reports because they can illustrate concepts and configurations much more clearly than text.

Let's come up with an MVP abstraction for displaying graphics in a calculation report. Some formats to consider:

• Matplotlib plots
• PNG or JPEG files
• HTML canvas

Let's add some simple dimensioning support for the canvas drawings using a combination of lines, arrows, and text.

The sections package includes CSV data for aluminum section sizes, but the database does not yet include these.

Let's:

• Add the sections to the database
• Create classes to represent the new aluminum sections
• Add helper methods for accessing the section by name
• Add a list of all available sections for each shape