Action Effects Diagrams

The internal forces (axial and shear) and moments (flexure and torsion) diagrams are provided in the 3D plot view. By default the diagrams for horizontal and vertical elements are shown on the same plot. If users wish to obtain the diagrams separately (for horizontal or vertical elements only), they have to check the appropriate box. The possibility of scaling the diagrams and the thickness of the lines is also available.

Users may customize the diagrams aspect by changing the ‘Structural Members’ settings in the 3D Plot Options menu (i.e. main and secondary line colours, number of segments of the lines and number of values displayed).