Area Loads - Wind Pressure Coefficients

Form: Area Wind Pressure Coefficients

Use the Assign menu > Area Loads > Wind Pressure Coefficients command to access the Area Wind Pressure Coefficients form and assign Cp’s to the selected area objects

Specify a load pattern with a WIND type load and select the Exposure from Frame and Area Objects option on the {Code} Wind Load Pattern form.
Select the area object(s) to which the wind pressure coefficient is to be applied.
Click the Assign menu > Area Loads > Wind Pressure Coefficients command to access the Area Wind Pressure Coefficients form.
- Wind Load Case Name drop-down list. Select the wind load case to which the load is being added. Alternatively, click the + (plus symbol) beside the drop-down list to access the Define Load Patterns form; use the form to define a load pattern that will then be available in the drop-down list.
- Pressure Coefficient edit box. Specify the Cp value. Select whether the exposure is Windward or Other.
- Option. Specify how the load is to be applied.
- - Replace Existing Loads: Replaces the currently specified wind load, if any, with the new wind load. If no assignment exists, the new assignment is still made. This is the default option.
  - Delete Existing Loads: Deletes any and all wind load assignments made to the selected area object(s). When this option is selected, the items in the Pressure Coefficient area of the form are ignored when the OK button is clicked.

The window will refresh with a graphical representation of the load assigned on the selected members. If necessary, use the Assign menu > Clear Assigns command to remove the display of the assigned load.