Q: I am using #PLATE commands to model wind areas in my model. When I look at the summary from LOADG_SUM ATTRIB, some of the areas are negative. Have I done something wrong?
REV 5.07

A: No, the areas are correct. For this summary report, the normal derived by the order of coordinates on the #PLATE command is used, occasionally resulting in a negative area. For the actual computation of wind force, the absolute value of the area is used.