Add frame properties calculation method; add methods for adding points, facets and control points to geometries; New pypi README file

Author: robbievanleeuwen

CHANGELOG.md

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+Change Log:
+===========
+
+v1.0.1:
+-------
+
+- Added calculate_frame_properties()
+- Added methods for adding points, facets and control points to geometries
+- New pypi README file
+
+v1.0.0:
+-------
+
+Initial release.

CHANGELOG.rst

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-include README.md
-include CHANGELOG.md
+include README_pypi.rst
+include CHANGELOG.rst

MANIFEST.in

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+sectionproperties
+=================
+
+|Build Status| |Documentation Status|
+
+A python package for the analysis of arbitrary cross-sections using the
+finite element method written by Robbie van Leeuwen. *sectionproperties*
+can be used to determine section properties to be used in structural
+design and visualise cross-sectional stresses resulting from
+combinations of applied forces and bending moments.
+
+`Subscribe`_ to the mailing list!
+
+Installation:
+-------------
+
+For more detailed installation instructions, refer to the
+`documentation`_.
+
+UNIX (MacOS/Linux):
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+   $ pip install sectionproperties
+
+Windows
+~~~~~~~
+
+Install *meshpy* by downloading the appropriate `installation wheel`_.
+
+Navigate to the location of the downloaded wheel and install using pip:
+
+::
+
+   $ cd Downloads
+   $ pip install MeshPy‑2018.2.1‑cp36‑cp36m‑win_amd64.whl
+
+Once *meshpy* has been installed, *sectionproperties* can be installed:
+
+::
+
+   $ pip install sectionproperties
+
+Documentation:
+--------------
+
+*sectionproperties* has a fully documented python API which you can find
+at https://sectionproperties.readthedocs.io/. To read more about the
+theory behind the program, its implementation and some more examples,
+check out my blog at https://robbievanleeuwen.github.io/.
+
+Current Capabilities:
+---------------------
+
+Pre-Processor:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  [x] Python API
+-  [x] Custom section geometry input
+-  [x] Common section geometry generators
+-  [x] Multiple geometry merging
+-  [x] Geometry cleaning
+-  [ ] JSON input file
+-  [ ] .dxf import
+-  [x] Quadratic triangular mesh generation
+-  [x] Composite material properties
+
+Cross-Section Analysis:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  [x] Global axis geometric section properties:
+
+   -  [x] Area
+   -  [x] First moments of area
+   -  [x] Second moments of area
+   -  [x] Elastic centroid
+
+-  [x] Centroidal axis geometric section properties:
+
+   -  [x] Second moments of area
+   -  [x] Elastic section moduli
+   -  [ ] Yield moment
+   -  [x] Radii of gyration
+   -  [x] Plastic centroid
+   -  [x] Plastic section moduli
+   -  [x] Shape factors
+
+-  [x] Principal axis geometric section properties:
+
+   -  [x] Second moments of area
+   -  [x] Elastic section moduli
+   -  [ ] Yield moment
+   -  [x] Radii of gyration
+   -  [x] Plastic centroid
+   -  [x] Plastic section moduli
+   -  [x] Shape factors
+
+-  [x] Warping section properties:
+
+   -  [x] Torsion constant
+   -  [x] Warping constant
+
+-  [x] Shear section properties:
+
+   -  [x] Shear centre (elastic method)
+   -  [x] Shear centre (Trefftz’s method)
+   -  [x] Shear areas (global axis)
+   -  [x] Shear areas (principal axis)
+
+-  [x] Cross-section stresses
+
+Solver:
+~~~~~~~
+
+-  [x] Direct solver
+-  [x] CGS iterative solver
+-  [x] Sparse matrices
+
+Post-Processor:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  [x] Plot geometry
+-  [x] Plot mesh
+-  [x] Plot centroids
+-  [x] Plot cross-section stresses
+-  [ ] Generate cross-section report
+-  [ ] Export to Paraview
+
+Additional Modules:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+-  [ ] Optimisation
+-  [ ] Reinforced Concrete
+-  [ ] Steel
+
+.. _Subscribe: http://eepurl.com/dMMUeg
+.. _documentation: https://sectionproperties.readthedocs.io/
+.. _installation wheel: https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#meshpy
+
+.. |Build Status| image:: https://travis-ci.com/robbievanleeuwen/section-properties.svg?branch=master
+   :target: https://travis-ci.com/robbievanleeuwen/section-properties
+.. |Documentation Status| image:: https://readthedocs.org/projects/sectionproperties/badge/?version=latest
+   :target: https://sectionproperties.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest