Assigns a distributed load to an element.

After selecting the tool, click on the element and drag to draw the distributed load.

To modify an existing distributed element load, click on the distributed load and drag. Note that if the distributed load will be varied uniformly along the element length except if the load is selected near the ends of the element. In this case, the load value will be varied only at the end resulting in a trapezoidal shape.

See Also: Element Load (Edit Menu), Element Context Menu