To display the full section stress contour on a beam that uses a general
UPT profile, use the following procedure.
Stress contours can be displayed for
general UPT sections that do not yet have stress distances defined by defining those in the
Postprocessing workflow.
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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 which uses a General UPT profile
to select it.
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Either:
- select the Define Section Profile tool in the Model group on the Beam ribbon tab
- right-click and then select Define Section Profile from the pop-up menu
The Define Section Profile dialog opens.
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Type the local Y and Z coordinates of the extreme fibers for stress results.
Tip:
You can also
swap
the top and bottom sides (
) or left and right sides (
) in order to facilitate entering
stress points by clicking the corresponding tools.
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Click OK.
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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.