diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/MechanicalAnalysis.py b/src/Mod/Fem/MechanicalAnalysis.py
index c2669f6277..8305612f6c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/MechanicalAnalysis.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/MechanicalAnalysis.py
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class _ResultControlTaskPanel:
         else:
             self.suitable_results = False
             if not self.MeshObject.FemMesh.VolumeCount:
-                FreeCAD.Console.PrintError('Graphical output for beam or shell FEM Meshes not yet supported!\n')
+                FreeCAD.Console.PrintError('Graphical bending stress output for beam or shell FEM Meshes not yet supported!\n')
             else:
                 FreeCAD.Console.PrintError('Result node numbers are not equal to FEM Mesh NodeCount!\n')
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/ccxInpWriter.py b/src/Mod/Fem/ccxInpWriter.py
index a1c976e860..7c19c82ffc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/ccxInpWriter.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/ccxInpWriter.py
@@ -485,7 +485,10 @@ class inp_writer:
         f.write('\n***********************************************************\n')
         f.write('** Outputs --> frd file\n')
         f.write('** written by {} function\n'.format(sys._getframe().f_code.co_name))
-        f.write('*NODE FILE\n')
+        if self.beamsection_objects or self.shellthickness_objects:
+            f.write('*NODE FILE, OUTPUT=2d\n')
+        else:
+            f.write('*NODE FILE\n')
         f.write('U\n')
         f.write('*EL FILE\n')
         f.write('S, E\n')