https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/240152/nodal-loads-in-rss-in-the-middle-of-a-beamIs it possible to add a nodal wind/seismic load in the middle of a beam in RSS modeler? I was in the Modeler and set up wind and seismic load cases and loads, but it seems I can only apply them at the beam ends or column locations. Many of my nodal loadsen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/748107?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:33:43 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:3bb03d10-bf79-424b-ae17-f87f57bf1629Jason McCool<p>Thanks for the quick reply, Seth. I wasn&#39;t sure if there was a way to add a node first so that it would be recognized as a valid point to load. Sounds like that&#39;s maybe what&#39;s happening by adding a stub column. Trying it out now, and it looks like that will be a feasible workaround. Thanks!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/748104?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:21:32 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:986d4377-b175-4712-b1f5-e78d8f3f542aSeth Guthrie<p>Regretfully no. Gravity point loads can be anywhere, but nodal loads are limited to the nodes, occurring at lateral member end points. I sometimes suggest adding short lateral stub columns on a higher story in order to apply nodal loads at other locations, or you can send the model over to Ram Elements where loads can be placed more freely.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>