| Applies To | |||
| Product(s): | STAAD.Pro | ||
| Version(s): | All | ||
| Environment: | N/A | ||
| Area: | Displaying the Bending Moment Diagram | ||
| Subarea: | N/A | ||
| Original Author: | Bentley Technical Support Group | ||
How do I display the bending moment diagram and the values on that diagram, or shear forces or Axial forces?
First you must Analyze the file. Select Analyze from the Staad.Pro top menu bar. Select the Analysis option. After this, click on Run Analysis at the bottom of the small window dialog box.
After the analysis of the file is completed, click on the Done button.
Next, we go to the Post Processing mode to view the forces and results graphically.
To enter into the Post Processing mode, select Mode from the top menu bar and select Post Processing. Remember that if your analysis is not complete, you will not be able to access the Post Processing mode.
By default, the deflection diagram always opens up in the post processing screen of Staad.Pro.
To view the Bending Moment Diagrams, select the Beam page from the left side. From the top menu bar, choose Results - View value. Under Ranges, choose All. (The All button means the Bending moment diagram will be displayed for all members.)
Under the Beam Results tab, you will see the options Bending, Shear, Axial, Displacement and Stresses.
Make the appropriate choice.
Click on the Annotate button. Then click on the close button.
Here are a group of of other options to view BMD, SFDs
To view the bending moment diagram for individual members you may go to the Beam > Graphs page on the left and click on any member and the BMD, SFD and axial force diagrams for the member would be displayed on the right.
Alternately you may also double click on any member to bring up the query box and go to the Shear Bending tab to see the bending moment or shear force diagrams for that member.