Why is my section cut showing up somewhere else?

Question

I was trying to take a section cut of a braced frame in ETABs. I drew my cut in elevation across the brace, but the section cut line shows up above and to the left of my elevation. The forces show up as 0 even though the section cut coordinates in the table, correlate to where I drew the line. Why is this happening?

Answer 1

This could be happening due to a software glitch or error in your input. Double-check your section cut location and try again. If the issue persists, try reaching out to the ETABS support team for assistance.