P. To display nodal instabilities
To graphically examine nodes and degrees of freedom on the structure where instability conditions have been reported in the output, use the following procedure.
Select the View Results group on the
Results ribbon tab.
tool in the
The locations of
instabilities are highlighted on the structure in
large blue circles. The Unstable Joint table
provides information on the joint number and the
degree of freedom associated with an instability at
that joint. An unstable condition is marked with a
1
.