# Understanding force reactions

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**Created:** [February 15, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/understanding-force-reactions/81671 "2018-02-15T16:56:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/jousefm/32/34908_2.png) [@jousefm](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/jousefm)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/understanding-force-reactions/81671/2 "2018-02-15T20:37:33Z")

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Thanks for reaching out to us @jmateo!

For the reaction forces you can define the calculation item in Result Control which has to be done **before** you start the simulation. The plots can be viewed based on a specific component. @ggiraldo and @ahmedhussain18 have posted an excellent step-by-step instruction here: **[Nodal Solution - Local](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/how-to-get-nodal-solution-results/27868/2)**

All the best!

Jousef

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