Sketch an Area Load with or without a Host

Sketch an area load onto structural floors or structural walls.

1. Click Analyze tabLoads panel Loads.
2. Click Modify | Place Loads tabLoads panel Area Load.
3. On the Properties palette, select a value for Load Case.
4. For the Orient to parameter, select Project or Work Plane.
5. Sketch area loads as appropriate in your model. For example, select the rectangle sketch tool and click the corners of a floor.
   
   Note: Load symbols appear in 3D analytical views or in elevation as arrow lines, like the area load representation shown.
   

Place a hosted area load

Only the analytical model is available to be selected for placement of hosted loads. The physical geometry of components will not accept the load.

1. When you finish sketching, click Create Area Load Boundary tabArea Load panelFinish Area Load.
2. Click Analyze tabLoads panel Loads.
3. Click Modify | Place Loads tabLoads panel Hosted Area Load.
4. On the Properties palette, select a value for Load Case.
5. For the Orient to parameter, select Project or Host Local Coordinate System.
6. Select a component over which you wish to place the load instance, such as a structural floor. The area load applies over the extent of the element.