# \#results **URL:** https://prepomax.discourse.group/tag/results/2.md [Latest](https://prepomax.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://prepomax.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://prepomax.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Understanding monitor graphs](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/understanding-monitor-graphs/3724)
**Author:** [@Tsvetan](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Tsvetan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/understanding-monitor-graphs/3724 "2026-10-08T06:53:05Z")
Greetings, First, I want to thank the developing team for the introduction of the monitor graphs. It is much easier now to see how the computation progresses. Back to the main topic. I want to ask those with experience… --- ## [Cavity radiation heat transfer](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/cavity-radiation-heat-transfer/3707)
**Author:** [@arjunrakshith](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/arjunrakshith)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/cavity-radiation-heat-transfer/3707 "2026-09-29T19:07:25Z")
Hi there! im trying to run heat transfer by radiation from a heater to a rectangular curved block. The heater is placed inside a hole in the block. There is a gap of 1mm bw the heater and the wall of the hole. could so… --- ## [How to output section forces for a beam element (B31)?](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/how-to-output-section-forces-for-a-beam-element-b31/3684)
**Author:** [@Pavel1](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Pavel1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 6:42am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/how-to-output-section-forces-for-a-beam-element-b31/3684 "2026-09-23T06:42:46Z")
Hello everyone, I am trying to get internal section forces (forces and bending moments) for a beam element (B31) in PrePoMax. I am using this beam element to model a bolt in my assembly. --- ## [Node vs. integration point result?](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/node-vs-integration-point-result/3679)
**Author:** [@Tsvetan](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Tsvetan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:55am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/node-vs-integration-point-result/3679 "2026-09-21T06:55:05Z")
Greetings, everyone! I started changing positions of recently as a mechanical engineer to a FEA analyst and focused on reading more about the nitty-gritty of PrePoMax. I stumbled across the topic of nodes and integratio… --- ## [How can I plot the internal and kinematic energy in PrePoMax?](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-plot-the-internal-and-kinematic-energy-in-prepomax/1654)
**Author:** [@Majid](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Majid)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-plot-the-internal-and-kinematic-energy-in-prepomax/1654 "2026-09-11T18:46:33Z")
Hello, I hope you are doing well. As you know, there is a possibility to plot the internal and kinematic energy after finishing a simulation. Does anyone know how I can plot them in PrePoMax? --- ## [2D plane stress can't get Reaction Forces/Moments from A Reference point](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/2d-plane-stress-cant-get-reaction-forces-moments-from-a-reference-point/3600)
**Author:** [@Claudio](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Claudio)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/2d-plane-stress-cant-get-reaction-forces-moments-from-a-reference-point/3600 "2026-08-11T10:49:52Z")
Hello watch desinger here, im quite new to Prepomax and i’m struggling to get Moment reactions from the reference point I’m trying to get the reaction moment from the pin rotation around de reference point but in the re… --- ## [Step increment corresponding to load](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-increment-corresponding-to-load/3592)
**Author:** [@electrolyteman](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/electrolyteman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-increment-corresponding-to-load/3592 "2026-08-01T14:18:51Z")
I have run a successful static step elastic-plastic analysis, with geometric non-linearities. There is only one load (pressure). Results provide 10 increments. Does each of these increments correspond to a different l… --- ## [Reaction force on bolt (SPRINGA element)](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/reaction-force-on-bolt-springa-element/3581)
**Author:** [@Marco](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Marco)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/reaction-force-on-bolt-springa-element/3581 "2026-07-27T11:28:15Z")
Good morning All, I modeled, on my simple model, two bolt as SPRINGA element (as explained on this forum); but I’m not able to find the reaction force on the Springa element (on the node). I saw that in one of the outp… --- ## [Calculix/NX Nastran - pinned lug contact](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/calculix-nx-nastran-pinned-lug-contact/3562)
**Author:** [@Gunnar](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Gunnar)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/calculix-nx-nastran-pinned-lug-contact/3562 "2026-07-08T17:59:58Z")
Hello, I just wanted to post an example comparing results from Calculix and Nastran, as I have the opportunity to test NX Nastran for a limited time for my company. The example shows a simple contact scenario between a … --- ## [Submodel and CAD model import error](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/submodel-and-cad-model-import-error/3546)
**Author:** [@MisiaKu](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/MisiaKu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/submodel-and-cad-model-import-error/3546 "2026-06-25T15:42:57Z")
Dear Sir or Madam, I created a model to test the SUBMODEL option. The deformation of the detail doesn’t match the deformation direction of the global model. Is this a mesh problem? What did I do wrong? Why is the… --- ## [Output result on Axisymmetric cylinder](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/output-result-on-axisymmetric-cylinder/3486)
**Author:** [@Nemo](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Nemo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/output-result-on-axisymmetric-cylinder/3486 "2026-05-20T09:08:32Z")
When you make an axisymmetric analysis, you can chose two way to have the output result : in 2D or in 3D. The way to have the result change between the two settings. For example I juste make a simple analysis on a 10 mm … --- ## [Remembering the displayed field when switching between results sets](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/remembering-the-displayed-field-when-switching-between-results-sets/3470)
**Author:** [@Fran](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Fran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/remembering-the-displayed-field-when-switching-between-results-sets/3470 "2026-05-12T08:17:42Z")
Hello, When a model contains several analyses, it’s possible in the Results tab to switch between the different results set by using the drop-down menu at the top of the screen. That’s a great feature! The thing is, wh… --- ## [Is Zienkiewicz-Zhu Stress better than "regular" Stress?](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/is-zienkiewicz-zhu-stress-better-than-regular-stress/3459)
**Author:** [@Fran](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Fran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/is-zienkiewicz-zhu-stress-better-than-regular-stress/3459 "2026-05-06T09:41:27Z")
Hello, I’ve read a bit about the Zienkiewicz-Zhu Stress in the Calculix doc and I was wondering: is there a reason why I should not always look at this stress instead of the “regular” stress? According to the doc this m… --- ## [getResultsFromFRD.py : Extract Results from PrePoMax/CalculiX](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/getresultsfromfrd-py-extract-results-from-prepomax-calculix/2270)
**Author:** [@mhayrettin](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/mhayrettin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/getresultsfromfrd-py-extract-results-from-prepomax-calculix/2270 "2026-04-30T06:26:10Z")
Hi, First of all thank you all for your contributions to open source FEM . If you need to get: Undeformed node locations Nodal Displacements Nodal Stress Tensor Nodal Strain Tensor Nodal Forces to work with, so you … --- ## [Give the query selection the same behaviour in Results as in FE Model](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/give-the-query-selection-the-same-behaviour-in-results-as-in-fe-model/3434)
**Author:** [@Fran](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Fran)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/give-the-query-selection-the-same-behaviour-in-results-as-in-fe-model/3434 "2026-04-28T13:44:44Z")
Hello, I’ve noticed that the query tool doesn’t have the same behaviour in the FE Model tab as in the Results tab, especially when it comes to surface selection. In FE Model, the selection seems to be based on the 3D g… --- ## [Implementing cavity radiation in thermal models](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/implementing-cavity-radiation-in-thermal-models/3423)
**Author:** [@JMC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/JMC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/implementing-cavity-radiation-in-thermal-models/3423 "2026-04-22T16:30:20Z")
I have a purely thermal analysis model with an inner and outer layer of Steel and in intermediate layer of G10 insulation. The inner surface has a low temperature applied to it, and the outer surface interfaces with a th… --- ## [Convergence issues with plastic deformation](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/convergence-issues-with-plastic-deformation/3305)
**Author:** [@sjes](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/sjes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/convergence-issues-with-plastic-deformation/3305 "2026-04-21T16:40:15Z")
Hello, I am trying to model the plastic deformation of a steel washer with an axissymmetric 2D-sim. I have defined the surface behaviour as hard and surface to surface method between the upper part and the washer and t… --- ## [Dynamic stress seems less in comparison to the static load!](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/dynamic-stress-seems-less-in-comparison-to-the-static-load/3390)
**Author:** [@Akhil](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Akhil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/dynamic-stress-seems-less-in-comparison-to-the-static-load/3390 "2026-04-04T18:09:19Z")
So, I’m running an analysis where, I put two steps: 1.) A static step- with a moment load-A with amplitude (constant with time for 2 seconds) 2.) Another with a dynamic step- with another moment load-B with amplitude (… --- ## [Custom views and screenshots](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/custom-views-and-screenshots/2525)
**Author:** [@marcp](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/marcp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/custom-views-and-screenshots/2525 "2026-03-31T17:59:18Z")
Hi, I discovered this amazing program a few weeks ago and I have to say it’s one of the best engineering software packages I’ve ever worked with, so congratulations Matej and thank you so much to make it available to eve… --- ## [Shell results visualization](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/shell-results-visualization/3382)
**Author:** [@lorebergo](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/lorebergo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/shell-results-visualization/3382 "2026-03-30T13:28:05Z")
Good afternoon everyone, I am dealing with 2D shell modelling: I have some difficulties checking results in correspondence of a small radius bending, since the expanded 3D visualization “overlaps” some elements in the a… --- ## [Convergence in Dynamic Simulation](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/convergence-in-dynamic-simulation/3366)
**Author:** [@Kayky\_Brambilla](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Kayky_Brambilla)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/convergence-in-dynamic-simulation/3366 "2026-03-23T18:09:48Z")
Hello, I’m working on my final year project about an impact attenuator and I’m starting with PrePoMax. To ensure the simulation is accurate, I’m redoing a dynamic simulation I saw in a scientific article. The problem I’… --- ## [Contact between Solids](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/contact-between-solids/3351)
**Author:** [@LePinho](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/LePinho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/contact-between-solids/3351 "2026-03-17T23:57:09Z")
Hello, I am a new user of PrePoMax (and CAE), and I’m using it mostly for structural analysis. Basically, I have an assembly with several solids and I want to know if, to evaluate the stress on the bottom solid, it’s ne… --- ## [Bolt - plate contact](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/bolt-plate-contact/3315)
**Author:** [@fasanifrancesco](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/fasanifrancesco)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/bolt-plate-contact/3315 "2026-03-11T13:02:22Z")
Good morning, I am trying to simulate two flanges connected by bolts. The flanges are a the tip of a square profile and they’re teared apart by a bending force. I can’t find a way to get a result. Do you have any tip? … --- ## [Visual deformation seems abnormal](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visual-deformation-seems-abnormal/3303)
**Author:** [@Akhil](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Akhil)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 7:42am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/visual-deformation-seems-abnormal/3303 "2026-03-01T07:42:33Z")
Hi all, Hope doing well ! I was working on a simple static load test on a bolt in a slotted hole of a plate, such that the load direction is perpendicular to axis of the bolt and plate area vector as well. BC- just fixe… --- ## [Prepomax example 2 wrong results](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/prepomax-example-2-wrong-results/3248)
**Author:** [@fasanifrancesco](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/fasanifrancesco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/prepomax-example-2-wrong-results/3248 "2026-02-14T17:46:26Z")
Dear Community, I am new to Prepomax and so I have started from the 2nd tutorial “Shaft with surface traction loading” from 2021.09.07-PrePoMax-v1.1.0-examples-manual.pdf to understand interface and prompts. The problem… --- ## [Linear and non-linear analysis of structures and analysis of results. Evaluation of analyses performed and problem solving](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/linear-and-non-linear-analysis-of-structures-and-analysis-of-results-evaluation-of-analyses-performed-and-problem-solving/3203)
**Author:** [@Krzysztof.B](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Krzysztof.B)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/linear-and-non-linear-analysis-of-structures-and-analysis-of-results-evaluation-of-analyses-performed-and-problem-solving/3203 "2026-01-20T19:37:24Z")
Hello everyone, I have been following this forum for some time and have learned a lot from it. Although I deal with engineering problems on a daily basis, I am not an FEM expert. I would appreciate your feedback on the … --- ## [Bone model - hollow cortical shell or cortical and cancellous volumes separated and meshed together?](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/bone-model-hollow-cortical-shell-or-cortical-and-cancellous-volumes-separated-and-meshed-together/3185)
**Author:** [@Slurrpuff](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Slurrpuff)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/bone-model-hollow-cortical-shell-or-cortical-and-cancellous-volumes-separated-and-meshed-together/3185 "2026-01-16T18:28:48Z")
Hi everyone, I am from Singapore and currently in my final year of study in Nanyang Technological University. My final year research project focuses on the torsional integrity of the femur and tibia with different pin pl… --- ## [Torsion of an elliptical bar](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/torsion-of-an-elliptical-bar/3190)
**Author:** [@8080\_1](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/8080_1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/torsion-of-an-elliptical-bar/3190 "2026-01-12T11:05:08Z")
Torsion of an elliptical bar I tried to do same as from the video for Torsion of ana elliptical bar from FEAnalyst but so far there are no result to be seen --- ## [Cantilever Beam - Not Converging on Static Step](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/cantilever-beam-not-converging-on-static-step/3104)
**Author:** [@FEANOOB](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEANOOB)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/cantilever-beam-not-converging-on-static-step/3104 "2025-12-03T10:06:46Z")
Hello All, Relatively new here, so apologies if this is not a great question. I have created a cantilever I-shaped beam connected to an I-shaped column with an end plate (everything is shell plate elements). Using sprin… --- ## [\*ERROR in add\_sm\_st: coefficient should be 0](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/error-in-add-sm-st-coefficient-should-be-0/3114)
**Author:** [@FEANOOB](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEANOOB)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/error-in-add-sm-st-coefficient-should-be-0/3114 "2025-12-03T09:29:05Z")
Hello All, I am trying to evaluate web buckling in the deep beam shown here. I have two compound parts, the deep beam with stiffeners and a smaller beam that applies equal forces on both sides to contact the top flange … [Next page](https://prepomax.discourse.group/tag/results/2.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=results)