The Dead Load module is designed to assist in creating custom Dead Loads that are common throughout your project. To define Dead Load assemblies, follow the steps below.
- Select a predefined Category and Material from the 'Defined Materials' section.
- Add the material component to the 'Components' list. Continue adding materials to the Components List until the load assembly is complete.
- Provide a descriptive name for the load, then add it to the list of defined loads.
You may select any of the Defined Loads to see their individual load components should you need to remove or add to their definition.
The defined dead loads will be saved in a UserLoads.xml file located in the IES Customer data folder, allowing you to reuse the loads from project to project, as well as apply them to model objects in VisualAnalysis.
