Load application Uniform Planar Load on Contour for crooked panel

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I have a problem with getting my "Planar on contour"-loads correctly onto my panel.

I used one cladding-panel for each of the two roof slopes, but want to apply a few different load regions to this one panel (Eurocode: Wind-forces, A, B, C... regions).

The smarter way would have probably been to create a cladding-panel for each region, and then just put my Uniform Planar Load on each of them. Instead I used Uniform Planar Load on Contour.

The problem is I only applied the right x- and y-coordinates, and chose z-coordinates, which are in a horizontal plane above the roof, believing the load would be automatically applied correctly to the next slope underneath (so I could save calculating the z-coodinates of the loads for my crooked roof slopes).

Is there a way to fix this gracefully without dividing the slopes into new panels and applying new loads?

Regards, Max

(Example File to get show the idea how I applied my load is attached [original was too big], RSAP 2013)

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Thanks for reporting.
Workaround: use ordinary shell meshed panels (with shell calculation model)

[Anonymous]

Hi Rafal,

I am working in "Frame 3D Design"-mode for my structure and there I use Claddings to distribute the loads on my frame.

Your advice is to switch to a "Volumetric Design"-mode and use panels instead of claddings here?

I tried that and the load is correctly applied when I use panels instead of claddings. The problem is that I can't use the panels just for load distribution, I have to define a thickness and material here, or is there a way to use panels like "material-less"-claddings?

Thanks, Max

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Your advice is to switch to a "Volumetric Design"-mode and use panels instead of claddings here?

"Shell" structure type, not Volumetric

I tried that and the load is correctly applied when I use panels instead of claddings. The problem is that I can't use the panels just for load distribution, I have to define a thickness and material here, or is there a way to use panels like "material-less"-claddings?

Use thin panel with "fake" material or maybe 0.1mm Steel panels