# U3 shell & General U-beam

**URL:** <https://calculix.discourse.group/t/u3-shell-general-u-beam/2883>\
**Category:** Getting started\
**Created:** [September 27, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/u3-shell-general-u-beam/2883 "2025-09-27T10:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![calc4fem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@calc4fem](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/calc4fem)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/u3-shell-general-u-beam/2883/1 "2025-09-27T10:00:59Z")

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what kind of results can be obtained with these elements except nodal displacements?

As far as I got it, U-beam doesn’t return internal forces (moments, etc)

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**Author:** ![calc4fem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@calc4fem](https://calculix.discourse.group/u/calc4fem)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 9:20am UTC](https://calculix.discourse.group/t/u3-shell-general-u-beam/2883/2 "2025-09-28T09:20:18Z")

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PS: US3 shell is supported by CGX2.22. There is a good verification example: lin\_stat\_cooks\_beam\_128.inp . But U-beam is not visible, when I am trying to visualize it. Looks like, only \*print card is working in this case.