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
- 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.