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To apply distributed load, select piping and/or frame elements to which you will assign distributed load, then Assign menu>Pipe Loads (or Frame Loads)>Distributed. In the example below we change the Load Pattern to WX, load direction X, and distance type to Absolute as shown. There is also the option to assign a distance type of "Relative", which enables users to assign distributed loads to percentage of length values along the element length. As you can see in the screenshot below right, the distributed load for this wind load pattern varies as a function of height, going from 8 lbs/ft at the base tapering up to 19 lbs/ft at the top.
