Viewing Result Envelopes in Sumo

PROKON’s Structural Analysis module Sumo allows the user to view the results of structural entities graphically, such as the bending moments, shear forces, etc.

To view the graphical representation (envelopes) the following steps can be adopted in Sumo:

  • Under the Analysis tab, click on Settings
  • Go to Envelope tick the Generate envelope output checkbox, and tick the load cases and load combination you wish to view
  • After a successful analysis, go to the Results workspace
    Ensure that the “show input model” is enabled as well as the volumetric view 
  • Select the structural entity that you would like to view the analysis results of
  • In the Beam Charts palette, go to Chart Settings enable the Envelope option, next select the type of result from the drop-down list, and select which load case and/or load combination you wish to view graphically