After analysis is completed, calculated building story shears are available to be shown on screen. Note that the same information is also given in Building Story Shear report.

The Process-Results-Building Story Shears command displays a list of analyzed load cases. Dead, Live, seismic, wind, user-defined lateral load cases and dynamic load case types are able to be shown in this dialog. The story shears corresponding to a chosen load case are displayed with arrows at diaphragm mass centers.

When the command is invoked, the analyzed load cases are listed and can be selected. Show Magnitude option adds text next to the arrows to display the magnitude of the forces. Arrow size can also be scaled by setting arrow scale size. Calculated diaphragms shears are in global X and Y directions and they are included or excluded on screen as choosing appropriate options in Components section. Select the Display option to display the forces and unselect it to clear the arrows from the screen; note that merely closing this diagram or invoking Reset Model button does not remove the arrows from the screen.