# Axial forces in beams & trusses

**URL:** <https://calculix.discourse.group/t/axial-forces-in-beams-trusses/4051>\
**Category:** Model setup\
**Created:** [July 13, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/axial-forces-in-beams-trusses/4051 "2026-07-13T16:06:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![WP\_316](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a587f6/32.png) [@WP\_316](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/WP_316)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/axial-forces-in-beams-trusses/4051/1 "2026-07-13T16:06:51Z")

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Hello,

Very boring question, but tearing my hair out over it.

How to I get axial force values out of beams and trusses? I need to post-process the figures, so need them in the .dat from \*Node Print. Section forces seems to be nearly there, but I can’t work out how to get them out of the .frd file.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Calc\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Calc\_em](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Calc_em)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/axial-forces-in-beams-trusses/4051/2 "2026-07-13T16:16:59Z")

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With `*NODE PRINT`, you can get the applied and reaction forces from nodes. You can also use:

```auto
*EL FILE, SECTION FORCES, OUTPUT=2D
S, NOE

```

Or try `*SECTION PRINT`, but it needs a surface and this can be tricky for 1D elements:

> [@Reaction moment output from b32r element from fixed support location](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/reaction-moment-output-from-b32r-element-from-fixed-support-location/1293):
>
> Hi, Is there a way to taking moment reaction from fixed support locations of b32r element? I can easily read reaction forces of fixed support locations from .dat file but I cannot find a way to take similar output format for moment reactions. Regards,

> [@How to print the section moment (SOM) at the section on a 1D beam (B32)?](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/how-to-print-the-section-moment-som-at-the-section-on-a-1d-beam-b32/2499):
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> I modeled a 1D beam (B32) but I don’t know how to input deck format of the section moment(SOM) in .inp. Because the type of SOM is surface, but a 1D beam only have a node in a section. Please help me, think you!