The composite symmetric tensor profile method node serves as a placeholder for separate nodes. Each node represents a component of a symmetric tensor: three in two-dimensional problems (XX, XY &YX and YY) or six in three-dimensional problems (XX, XY & YX, XZ & ZX, YY, YZ & ZY and ZZ). The component nodes function just like the scalar profile quantity nodes in a typical composite vector profile method. This feature lets you specify profile methods for each component separately. To do this, open the Composite Symmetric Tensor node and work with the scalar profile quantities as you did with the profile node.