Plotting Principal Stresses To plot the three principal stresses at nodes or at element centers: In the Simulation study tree, right-click the Results folder and select Define Stress Plot. In the PropertyManager, under Display: Set Component to VON: von Mises stress. Select the desired Units . Under Advanced Options: Select Show as tensor plot. Select Node values or Element values. Set other options and click . Parent topicStress Plot PropertyManager Stress Components Node Values Versus Element Values Beam Stress Components Principal Stresses Definition Stress Averaging Across Common Part Boundaries Discretization Error Estimation