Can the program display force diagrams based on a sequence of section cuts?
Extended Question: I have developed a 3d stick model of a slab bridge with the use of shell elements to model the slab. I have made and saved various section cuts through the slab and wanted to view the shear and bending moment diagrams with quantitative values. Is this possible? Answer: While there is no built-in capability within the program to display shear and moment diagrams for a series of section cuts as of V14.0.0, you can obtain these diagrams outside of the program with some additional pre-processing and post-processing. (1) Use interactive database editing (“Edit > Interactive Database Editing”) to conveniently define multiple section cuts. The data can even be imported from Excel in which you can setup formulas to automate defining the sections cuts at desired intervals along the span. (2) Run the analysis and use “Display > Show Tables > ANALYSIS RESULTS > Structure Output > Other Output Items > Section Cuts > Table: Section Cut Forces – Analysis” menu command to display t
