Applies To
	Product(s):	STAAD.Pro
	Version(s):	All
	Environment:	N/A
	Area:	Postprocessing workflow
	Subarea:	N/A
	Original Author:	Bentley Technical Support Group

How do I display the deflection diagram and the displacement values on that diagram?

The first step to viewing these results is to perform the analysis of the model successfully. Go to Analysis and Design -> Run Analysis in the ribbon menu of STAAD.Pro.  After the analysis of the file is completed, click on the Done button.

The next step is to go to the Postprocessing workflow to view the deflection values graphically. Remember that if your analysis is not successfully completed (for reasons such as errors in your input data), you will not be able to access the Postprocessing workflow.

By default, the deflection diagram always opens up in the post processing screen of STAAD.Pro.

From the ribbon menu, choose Results -> Annotate. Under Ranges, choose All (the All button means the deflection diagram will be annotated for all nodes)

.Under the Node tab, you will see the options Global X, Global Y, Global Z and Resultant. Make the appropriate choice. Click on the Annotate button. Then click on the close button.

If you would like to see the diagram annotated for a different load case, select that load case from the load selection box.