Displaying the stress distribution over the cross-section

SCIA Engineer provides for the display of stress distribution over the cross-section of 1D members.

The procedure to display the stress distribution over the cross-section

1. Open service Results.

2. Select function Beams > Member stress.

3. Set Fibres to All.

4. Set Drawing to 3D stress diagram.

5. Click the three-dot button in item Selection tool and select the 1D members and sections in these 1D members where the stress diagram is to be drawn.

6. Select the quantity to be displayed.

7. If required, make other adjustments (e.g. Extreme, Drawing setup, etc.).

8. Refresh the screen.