Global Analysis - Bars

Click or select Results > Global Analysis - Bars to present variability of a selected parameter for all bars of the currently designed structure.

Use this option to display the maximum and minimum values of a selected resultant quantity for each bar element in one diagram. After selecting this option, choose a quantity to be presented. When indicated, the program creates a global diagram for the selected bars.

The global diagram of selected parameters for all bars is at the top of the dialog. This diagram is user modifiable. Right click the diagram and notice the line, column, bar, 3D column, and 3D bar Diagram Types.

The lower dialog contains a table with the following data listed.

You can select the values to be presented in the table and in the diagram. Right click and select Table Columns to open the Parameters of Presentation Windows dialog. You can select the parameters to be presented within the global analysis of structure bars in this dialog. It consists of the Forces, Stresses and Design tabs.

The value of the upper and lower limits for particular parameters can be defined in two ways.