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On the Selection toolbar, click Unselect All to unselect the entire model. Then, click the
Criteria Selection button . Make sure the Coordinates tab is still selected.
Again, click the Clear Selection Criteria button (at the bottom). Then, under Coordinate Bounds,
in the X Coordinate row, in the Minimum column, type 26.25.
Note: The Maximum value can again be left blank, since there is nothing above that elevation.
The dialog box should look like this:

Close the dialog box.

Click OK.
The front face elements are now selected. Next, change the load direction:
Press Ctrl+D to recall the Area Loads for Members dialog box.
In the Basic Load Case list, select 2: Wind Load. In the Load Direction list, select X. In the
Magnitude box, type -0.04. In the Distribution Direction list, select Two Way. Click Apply to
draw wind load area.

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Return to your model to define the area:

First, click the bottom-most node, N6, and then proceed clockwise clicking on the corner nodes
N78, N64, and finally N2, as shown below.

Coordinate Locations:
N6: (26.25,0,30)
N78: (26.25,22.75,30)
N64: (26.25,22.75,0)
N2: (26.25,0,0)

Your screen should now show the wind load applied as shown below:

Because you selected a Two Way

Distribution direction, the load is
now denoted by a star (rather than a
directional arrow). The star indicates
that the area load will be attributed
in both directions.

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Surface Loads
Next, you will apply surface loads on the plates. You will apply a uniform 0.1 ksf (100 psf) load to all
plates, as part of Basic Load Case 3. The surface load will be applied uniformly over the surface of the
plate.
Select the entire model and remove the joint labels:
Click Select All .

On the Window toolbar, click Joint Labels . This will toggle off the display of the joint labels.

On the Drawing toolbar, click Surface Loads for Plates .

In the Basic Load Case list, select 3: Live Load. In the Direction list, select Y (be sure to select the
upper case “Y” for the global Y direction). In the Magnitude box, type -0.02. Finally, click Apply
Load to All Selected Plates.

Click Apply.
The loads will now be applied to all plates, as shown below.

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Distributed Loads
The cladding on the structure will be applied as a 300 plf distributed vertical load on the Glulam beams
and the Beam-Z members. Apply these loads by clicking on the members to demonstrate this method.

On the Drawing toolbar, click Distributed Loads . In the Basic Load Case box, select 5:
Cladding.
In the Start Magnitude box, type -0.3. Notice the same value is automatically entered as the End
Magnitude value.
Under What happens when Apply is pressed? select Apply Load by Clicking Members/Wall
Panel Edge Individually.

Close the dialog box and prepare to select the members.

Click Apply and you can now select the members.
At this point, you could simply click the four members to apply the load. However, for demonstration
purposes, make a selection that designates the correct members.

On the Selection toolbar, click Unselect All . Then, click the Criteria Selection button .
Select the Members tab.
Under Member Properties, in the Section Set/Shape list, choose Beam.
Click Apply and the members will be selected.
Repeat to select the Glulam beams:
Under Member Properties, in the Section Set/Shape list, choose Glulam.
Click OK and the members will be selected and the dialog window will close.

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Now, click these four members to load them with the distributed cladding load:
Click each of the four members one at a time. The loading will be applied.
Press ESC to stop drawing.
When you are finished, your screen should look like this:

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