Patran normally delivers three results (constraint forces translational, displacement translational, and stress tensor) if you want the forces from a Multipoint Constraint or any other nodal force (etc) results you must request it before you run your analysis.

Patran has a utility to check resultant forces but does not work well with pressures o  There is a Python library that appears to work perfectly though it requires the user to write-out a .

How to use the Patran FreeBody tool for extracting balancing forces and moments across a cross-section of an FEA model.

Last Reviewed: 04/23/1999 TAN ID: 4007 Long Description: Problem: Customer wants to compute the total force out of reaction forces in in his model.

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I have a 3-D Dytran model with beam elements embedded in solid elements.

Problem: Even with edge lines turned on during post-processing, results can be difficult to understand.