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The Point of Interest button located on the toolbar in Beam and Column modes is used to investigate the shear and moment at any point along the length of a beam or column. Sizer allows you to specify any number of Points of Interest by specifying a "Location from Left" and clicking “Add” to add the point to your list. Multiple points can be quickly generated at regular intervals by pressing the Repeating… button.
After performing a design, the shear and moment values for the points of interest will be shown in the analysis diagrams via a dot on the design graph with the shear or moment value next to it, and in the analysis results report in a Points of Interest table.
A common use of the Point of Interest is connection design. For many types of connections, designers are required to check the shear capacity of the member at the connection location. WoodWorks® Connections provides the effective shear capacity of a wood member at a connection location. Using the Point of Interest feature, a designer could determine the corresponding design shear force.