Plotting Bending Moment Diagram on a selected set of members


Applies To
Product(s):STAAD.Pro
Version(s):ALL
Environment: ALL
Area: Post processing
Subarea:
Original Author:Sye Chakraborty, Bentley Technical Support Group

How can I plot the Bending Moment on a selected set of members ?

Here are the steps

  1. Go to the Postprocessing workflow, Beam Results page.
  2. Select the members ( you can press CTRL button and click on multiple members to add to your selection )
  3. Right click choose New View > Create a New Window for the View > OK to display only the members selected.

  4. The BMD should be plotted by default if you are in the Beam Results page, if not, turn the display for bending moment on.
  5. You can also plot the values of the moments on the diagram too by selecting the top menu option Results > Annotate > Beam Results > Bending > Choosing an appropriate item and clicking on Annotate.