# Stress along a path

**URL:** <https://calculix.discourse.group/t/stress-along-a-path/988>\
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**Created:** [February 10, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/stress-along-a-path/988 "2022-02-10T09:13:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jean-Yves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jean-Yves](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Jean-Yves)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 9:13am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/stress-along-a-path/988/1 "2022-02-10T09:13:56Z")

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Hi,

Do you know if there is a solution to plot the stress along a path ?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![dichtstoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@dichtstoff](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/dichtstoff)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 9:41am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/stress-along-a-path/988/2 "2022-02-10T09:41:01Z")

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Hello,

yes, we know! 🙂

manual for cgx:

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/calculix/original/1X/be61dfe78e86cdea54450b36742ede8039011077.png)

and here are some well documented examples:

[CalculiX-Examples/Contact/Hertz\_2D at master · mkraska/CalculiX-Examples · GitHub](https://github.com/mkraska/CalculiX-Examples/tree/master/Contact/Hertz_2D)

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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:** [February 10, 2022, 9:51am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/stress-along-a-path/988/3 "2022-02-10T09:51:58Z")

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It’s also possible in ParaView if you convert the frd file to vtk:

> **[Path plot](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/path-plot/8636)**
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> Hi, i wonder if it’s possible to create path plots in ParaView. What I mean os basically extended version of Plot Over Line filter with a possibility to create XY plots using data along the path that doesn’t have to be a single straight line. For...

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**Author:** ![Jean-Yves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@Jean-Yves](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/Jean-Yves)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/stress-along-a-path/988/4 "2022-02-10T10:14:45Z")

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Thank you guys for your prompt answers !

That’s exactly what I looked for !