The Member Loads from Area Loads wizard allows you to apply a line load to specific members without determining the load components manually. For example, a snow load can only be applied to the rafters of one roof level.
Application in RFEM and RSTAB
The program provides several options for applying the area load in a model.
- Uniform: A load with a constant magnitude
- Linear: A load with a linearly variable distribution
- Variable in X/Y/Z: A load with a linearly variable distribution in the direction of a global axis
Furthermore, you can specify the plane on the members of which the area load acts. In the "Remove Influence from" section, you can select the members that should be excluded from the load transfer of the area load.
