Viewing Results

After running a successful analysis, you can visualize and explore the results directly on your 3D model.

Result Toggles

The left sidebar contains toggle buttons to control which results are displayed. Multiple result types can be viewed simultaneously.

  • Displacement - Shows the deformed shape
  • Reactions - Shows support reaction arrows
  • Moments - Shows bending moment diagrams
  • Shear - Shows shear force diagrams
  • Axial - Shows axial force diagrams
  • Torsion - Shows torsion diagrams

Selecting Results to Display

Use the dropdowns in the left sidebar to filter the results:

Load Case / Combination

  • Select a specific Load Case (e.g., "Dead Load") to see results for just that case
  • Select a Load Combination (e.g., "1.2D + 1.6L") to see combined, factored results

Component Direction

For diagrams like Shear and Moment, you can choose which axis to display:

  • Shear - y (Major) or z (Minor)
  • Moment - z (Major) or y (Minor)

Adjusting Scales

You can adjust the visual scale of diagrams to make them legible. The fastest way is using keyboard shortcuts while zooming/scrolling.

Scale Shortcuts (Hold Key + Scroll)

Hold one of the following keys and use your mouse wheel (scrolling) to adjust the size of that specific diagram:

  • D - Displacement (Deformation)
  • R - Reactions
  • M - Moment Diagrams
  • S - Shear Diagrams
  • A - Axial Diagrams
  • T - Torsion Diagrams
  • L - Distributed Loads (visual size)
  • C - Concentrated Loads (visual size)

Reading Values

Tooltips

Hover your mouse over any result diagram to see a tooltip with the exact value at that location. The tooltip also shows the distance from the member start.

Annotations

Toggle Show Annotations in the display options (right-click the Labels button or use display settings) to show:

  • Maximum and minimum values on each member
  • Values at member ends

Result Colors

Results are color-coded for easy identification:

  • Displacement - Purple/Violet
  • Reactions - Amber/Orange
  • Moment - Blue
  • Shear - Green
  • Axial - Red
  • Torsion - Pink

Positive and negative values in diagrams are often shaded differently to distinguish tension/compression or sagging/hogging moments.

Analytical Dialogs

For more detailed numerical data, you can use the built-in analytical dialogs.

Results Summary

Click the Summary button in the ribbon toolbar to get a high-level overview of the entire model's performance.

Use the Load Source dropdown to switch between envelope mode (worst-case across all combinations) or a specific load case/combination.

The dialog has three tabs:

Members

A filterable table of every member in the model, showing:

  • Section - The assigned section profile.
  • Moment - Peak bending moment (major or minor axis).
  • Deflection & Utilization - Maximum deflection with utilization percentage against your deflection limit (default L/250, adjustable).
  • Stress & Utilization - Peak combined elastic stress with utilization percentage against yield strength (Fy).
  • Governing / Status - The worst-case utilization, governing load combination, and Pass/Fail status.

Click the link icon in the Status column to jump directly to that member's detailed Member Analysis.

Reactions

A table of all support nodes showing reaction forces (FX, FY, FZ) and moments (MX, MY, MZ) in global coordinates. A summary row at the bottom shows the total sum of all reactions for equilibrium validation.

Displacements

A table of all nodes showing translational displacements (DX, DY, DZ), rotations (RX, RY, RZ in milliradians), and the resultant displacement magnitude (|δ|). The node with the maximum displacement is highlighted.

Member Analysis

For a deep dive into a specific part of your structure, the Member Analysis dialog provides high-resolution data for a single selected member.

To access Member Analysis:

  1. Select a member by clicking it in the 3D view.
  2. Right-click the selected member to open the context menu and choose Member Analysis.

You can also open Member Analysis from the properties panel on the right side when a member is selected.

Within the Member Analysis dialog, you can explore:

  • Diagrams Tab - Scalable charts for Moment, Shear, Axial, and Deflection. This tab also includes the Member Result Extremes table, which shows the exact maximum and minimum values and their precise locations along the member for the active load combination.
  • Stress Tab - Detailed fiber-by-fiber stress distribution (axial + bending) along the member length, with user-definable yield strength (Fy) to check utilization.
  • Design Check Tab - Run steel design code checks (AS 4100:2020, AISC 360-16, Eurocode 3, CSA S16-19) directly on the selected member. Shows capacity ratios, governing clauses, and pass/fail status.

Exporting Results

To document your results, use the report buttons in the top ribbon:

PDF Report

Generate a professional PDF report suitable for handover to reviewers and checking engineers. The report can include:

  • Model overview — Geometry summary, node and member counts
  • Applied loads — Load case summaries with applied forces
  • Reactions — Support reactions for each load case/combination
  • Member forces — Internal force diagrams and extremes
  • Stresses & Utilization — Combined stress checks and utilization ratios

Excel Report

Export analysis results to a spreadsheet for further processing, custom checks, or archiving. Contains tabulated data for nodes, members, reactions, and internal forces.