List Beam Forces
Lists beam forces or stresses in a tabular format. The forces and stresses are listed in the local beam directions (orientation) for each beam.
List
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Stresses. Displays axial, bending and shear (about beam directions 1 and 2) , torsional, and upper bound axial and bending stress values.
Only axial forces and stresses are available for trusses.
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Units 
. Displays forces in N, lbf, or kgf units. Displays stresses in N/m^2, psi, or kgf/cm^2 units.
Beam Range
Type a value for Start and End to view results for a subset of the beams in the model. The numbers correspond to the list in the Beams folder of the Simulation study tree.
List Forces and List Stresses Dialog Boxes
- Show extreme values only. Select to list only the extreme values across the beam body's length.
- Show only beam end points. Select to list results only at the end points of each beam body.
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Units . Displays forces in N, lbf, or kgf units. Displays stresses in N/m^2, psi, or kgf/cm^2 units.
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Beam Name. This corresponds to the list in the Beams folder of the Simulation study tree.
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Element. Displays the element number.
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End. Displays the two end nodes of each element.
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Save. Click to save the table as an Excel File (*.csv) or as a Plain txt files (*.txt).
Additionally, you can copy a portion of the table into Microsoft Excel or a text editor. Select a range of cells then right-click and select Copy.
Notes
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When you select a row in the List Forces or List Stresses dialog box, the corresponding item highlights in the graphics area and the Simulation study tree. Press Shift to select multiple, consecutive rows. Press Ctrl to select multiple, individual rows.
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To sort the data by column in the List Forces or List Stresses dialog box, click the arrow at the top of the column.
Example
The figure below shows a beam body divided into 5 beam elements.
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Beam Element
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End 1
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End 2
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1
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A
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B
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2
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B
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C
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3
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C
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D
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4
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D
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E
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5
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E
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F
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