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Define the other dead loading

  1. Choose Layers > Loadings > Other Dead Loading > All Loads Plan.
  2. Choose View > Visible Objects ().
  3. Click the Drawing Import tab.
  4. Click Show All, and then click OK. Showing the CAD file makes the following instructions easier to follow.
  5. Turn on Snap to Intersection ().
  6. Double click the Point Load tool ().
  7. In the Default Point Load Properties dialog box:
    1. Change Fz to 40 Kips [180 kN], and click OK.
  8. Define 40 Kip [180 kN] point loads by snapping to column centers at the following locations:
    1. A-1
    2. A-3
    3. D-1
    4. D-3
  9. Define the rest of the point loads as shown in the following two figures.
  10. Double click the Line Load tool ().
  11. In the Default Line Load Properties dialog box:
    1. Set Fz to 8 kip/ft [120 kN/m], and click OK.
  12. With the Line Load tool () selected, draw a Line Load along the centerline of the wall on grid 2.
  13. Repeat for the wall at grid "2.5" with a load of 5.5 kip/ft [80 kN/m].
Note: Draw these loads to the outside face of the intersecting walls.
Parent topic: Define the loads