P. To display plate results contours

To display analysis results of plate elements as contour lines on the plates, use the following procedure.

Plate stresses can be displayed as contour lines along the plate elements graphically for a variety of stress types.

Either:

on the Results ribbon tab, select the Plate Stress tool in the View Results group

or
select the Plate Results page in the Postprocessing workflow bar

The Diagrams dialog opens to the Plate Stress Contour tab.
The tables in the Plate Results page also display results data for many of the stress types.
(Optional) Select the Load Case.
Tip: The current load case in the Results ribbon tab will be selected.
Select the Stress Type to display. STAAD.Pro can display a variety of component element stresses or stress combinations.
Select the display options for the contours.
Click Apply.
Make any different selections to change the contour display as needed and then click Apply again to update the view.
Click OK. The dialog closes.