To display the full section stress contour on a beam, use the following
procedure.
Stress contours can be displayed for
sections that have predefined dimensions (e.g., catalog and prismatic sections) and general
sections with stress distances defined.
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On the Results ribbon tab, select the tool in the View Results group.
The 3D Beam Stress Contour
dialog opens.
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In the
Whole Structure view window, click on any member
to select it.
The
Select Section Plane dialog opens.
The
3D Beam Stress Contour displays a rendered
view of the member with the stress contours on the surface on the left and the
current cross-section stress contour on the right. Compression is display in
blue and tension in red.
The table displays the corner stress values at points along the
member length.
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Use the slider in the
Select Section Plane dialogs to update the cross
section stress contour display.
- Optional:
In the
Select Section Plane dialog, type a Y Point and
Z Point value to display the cross-section stress at an arbitrary point within
the section.