T.1 Displaying force and moment diagrams
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Select the
Beam Results page in the
Postprocessing page control bar.
The bending moment MZ is plotted by default. Note that the Mz tool in the View Results group on the Results ribbon tab is depressed (active).
- (Optional)
Change the force or moment diagram drawn on the structure in the
Diagrams dialog:
- Right-click in the view window and then select Structure Diagrams from the pop-up menu. The Diagrams dialog opens.
- Select the Loads and Results tab.
- Select a different Load Case from the drop-down list.
- Select one or more options in the Beam Forces group. For example, select the Shear yy to display the shear force diagrams in the local y direction on the members.
- (Optional) Click on the color block adjacent to any of the force or moment options to change the color for that diagram.
- (Optional) The Beam Forces Diagram options control how the diagrams are filled.
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On the
Results ribbon tab, select the
Annotate tool in the
Configuration group.
- From the Ranges tab, select All.
- Select the locations where you want to display results:
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Click
Annotate.
The diagram is updated with annotated values displayed at the selected locations.
- Click Close.