Loads on a Model

Member loading and nodal point loads are added from the Loads menu. Area loading on floor plates can also be added to a frame – this is a Pro feature enabling the floor plate to be loaded with the loads being automatically distributed on to the floor members.

Automatic wind loading can be applied to the structural model with wind pressures from various directions being distributed to the frame’s external members. This again is a Pro feature.

Loading can be applied to the Finite Element surfaces, floor plates, shear wall, etc..

Other options include live load reduction on the floors of a model. Also, application of Dynamic and Seismic loading - these add-on modules to MasterFrame and MasterFrame Pro.