Create Wind Load

In the Project Tree, click on a structural analysis to open the Analysis Workbench, then select Structural linear or Structural non-linear.

On the Analysis Workbench, click

(pressure) icon and choose Wind load.

The Wind Load dialog opens.

Click Create profile and create a wind profile in one of the following ways.

To	Do this
Import from external CSV	In the dialog, click Import CSV. Browse to the desired file and click Open. Note: The file contents must have a header row followed by two or more rows of data. Each row has two to three values. Values must be separated with commas. The first is speed and the second is height above ground. Speed Height above ground 0 0 10 4 38 9 47 13 61 18
Create from standard template function	In the dialog, click Standard. In the Function type drop-down, select the desired template. For Uniform, specify Speed (V) and Height above ground (H). For Logarithmic, define Shear velocity (u), von-Karman constant (k) and Height above ground (H). Click OK.
Create manually	In the dialog, click Add row. A new row will appear in the dialog's table. Click in the row under Point #, Speed, or Height above ground to activate a text box. Enter desired values.

To

Do this

Import from external CSV

In the dialog, click Import CSV.
Browse to the desired file and click Open.

Note: The file contents must have a header row followed by two or more rows of data. Each row has two to three values. Values must be separated with commas. The first is speed and the second is height above ground.

Speed: Height above ground
0: 0
10: 4
38: 9
47: 13
61: 18

Create from standard template function

In the dialog, click Standard.
In the Function type drop-down, select the desired template.
For Uniform, specify Speed (V) and Height above ground (H).
For Logarithmic, define Shear velocity (u), von-Karman constant (k) and Height above ground (H).
Click OK.

Create manually

In the dialog, click Add row. A new row will appear in the dialog's table.
Click in the row under Point #, Speed, or Height above ground to activate a text box.
Enter desired values.

Click OK to create.

Click the Ground tab to place the origin of the wind load. Coordinates can be either manually entered or it can be placed by dragging the origin point from the modeling window.

Optional: Define Wind direction and Height axis in their respective tabs.

Optional: Enter values for Air density, Friction coefficient, and Shape factor.

By default, they are set to 1.2 kg/m³, 0.01, and 1 respectively.

Optional: To protect parts from the wind load that are obstructed by other parts, select the Enable shielding checkbox.

Note: When unchecked, wind load is exerted on all components, regardless of whether their surfaces facing the wind source are obstructed by other parts within the assembly.

Click OK.