Panel Maps

Automatic: Uses the local coordinate system of each panel.
[XYZ] Global: Projects the global direction on the panel surface.

Panel maps show displacements, moments, and stresses on the structure. Panel maps are always displayed in a local coordinate system.

Example of panel maps showing displacements in the UZ direction.

Visualization Options

Icon	Name	Description
	Maps	Displays the results as color maps.
	Isolines	Displays the results as contour lines.
	Descriptions	Displays the result values on the model.
	Direction	Defines the direction of the main local coordinate system. Automatic: Uses the local coordinate system of each panel. [XYZ] Global: Projects the global direction on the panel surface.
	Layer	Indicates the layer for which results are displayed in the drawing area. Select a layer to display the corresponding results, or select Arbitrary and then enter a value as follows: +1 corresponds to the upper layer. 0 corresponds to the middle layer. -1 corresponds to the lower layer.
	Smoothing	Levels the results by replacing each node value with the average of neighboring values. Select a smoothing method to specify how to calculate the average results at nodes. Within a Panel: Uses the finite elements results for the panel. Global: Uses the finite elements results for all the panels of the model. Selection: Uses the finite elements results for all the panels in the selection. No: Disables the smoothing option.
	Clear	Hides the bar diagrams on the model.