Set up a cross-section view

You can click Apply at any time during the following procedure to view your current settings.

1. Create a post view.The Cross-Section View command is not available until you create a post view. Your model must contain beam elements.Tip: You may find it useful to define multiple viewports, so you can view beam section contours in one viewport and interactively modify your element selection in another. See Layouts and viewports.

2. Choose Results tab→Tools group→Cross-Section View . appears.

3. In the Cross-Section View dialog box, on the Selection tab, specify a selection mode and select an element:If you choose From Model, select an element in the graphics window. Choose a location near the fore or aft end of the element.If you choose By Element ID, enter the element ID in the Element box and click or press Enter. From the At End list, select Fore or Aft.

4. (Optional) To display a preview of the cross-section contour display in the Cross-Section Preview window, select the Preview check box.While the preview window is displayed, you can use the selection options to refine your selection.

5. Click Apply.If necessary, select a viewport when prompted.A default contour display of the specified beam element section is displayed in the graphics window, and the remaining tabs in the Cross-Section View dialog box become available.

6. On the Display tab, select the Color Display check box, and select from Element or Iso-line.

7. Set the display of the range of colors:To display a continuous range of colors that indicate the value of the plotted results, select Smooth.To display bands of color that correspond to the levels in the color bar, select Banded.

8. Click Result.

9. In the result dialog box for the type of display selected, specify the mode/iteration/load case, Stress or Strain, and data component as needed.

10. (Optional) Select the Add Fillets check box and specify a Fillet Radius Scale Factor to consider the effect of fillets at interior corners of your section.

11. Click OK to return to the Cross-Section View dialog box.

12. (Optional) Complete the cross-section view definition as desired:On the Legend tab, specify the results range, color spectrum, and color bar scale.On the Edges & Faces tab, specify the display of element and feature edges and element faces.On the Text tab, select the text size and format.

13. When you are satisfied with your cross-section view, click OK.

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