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Reactions

Displays the Reaction Forces and Reaction Moments for the applied constraints on beams.

Access:

Frame Analysis browser Constraints node Context menu Reactions

Reaction forces, for the Fixed, Pinned, Floating, and Custom constraints, are displayed based on the selected constraint.

Forces and moments are displayed using the global coordinate system.

Reaction forces do not display values unless a simulation has been run. The Update icon displays indicating to run simulation.

Reaction forces are included, by default, in generated reports. You have the option to exclude this information from the report.

Reaction Force 
 TotalDisplays the total reaction force.
 XDisplays the X component reaction force.
 YDisplays the Y component reaction force.
 ZDisplays the Z component reaction force.
Reaction Moment 
 TotalDisplays the total magnitude of the reaction moment about the constraint centroid.
 XDisplays the value of the reaction moment component about the x-axis of the constraint centroid.
 YDisplays the value of the reaction moment component about the y-axis of the constraint centroid.
 ZDisplays the value of the reaction moment component about the x-axis of the constraint centroid.

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