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28. Select roof beams 45 and 46 by clicking on them.
29. From the Assign menu select Frame Static Loads… and then Point and Uniform… from
the submenu. This will display the Point and Uniform Span Loads dialog box.
30. In this dialog box:
Select DL from the Load Case Name drop-down box.
In the Point Loads area type 0 in the first Distance box and 0 in the first Load box.
In the Uniform Load area, type -.48.
Click the OK button to apply the load.
Note: Because of the perspective view, you will not see this load after it is applied. To see it,
click the 3-D View button. To return to the perspective view, click the xy 2-D View
button and then click the Perspective Toggle button.
31. Click the Restore Previous Selection button on the side toolbar (or select Get
Previous Selection from the Select menu).
32. From the Assign menu select Frame Static Loads… and then Point and Uniform… from
the submenu. This will display the Point and Uniform Span Loads dialog box.
33. In this dialog box:
Select LL from the Load Case Name drop-down box.
In the Uniform Load area, type -.24.
Click the OK button to apply the load.
34. Select roof beams 43 and 48 by clicking on them.
35. From the Assign menu select Frame Static Loads… and then Point and Uniform… from
the submenu. This will display the Point and Uniform Span Loads dialog box.
36. In this dialog box:
Select DL from the Load Case Name drop-down box.
In the Point Loads area type .5 in the first Distance box and -11.52 in the first Load box.
In the Uniform Load area, type 0.
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