> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://calcs.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Loads

> Enter distributed and point loads, choose load direction, and use live load patterning.

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  <Card title="Enter Distributed Loads" icon="book" href="/docs/running-calculations/setting-up-a-calculation/loads/enter-distributed-loads">
    Enter distributed loads, tributary widths and load magnitudes, in imperial or metric units.
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  <Card title="Enter Loads (Patch, Point, Moment, Axial, Triangular, Line)" icon="book" href="/docs/running-calculations/setting-up-a-calculation/loads/enter-loads-patch-point-moment-axial-triangular-line" />

  <Card title="Choose Aligned or Gravity Loads" icon="book" href="/docs/running-calculations/setting-up-a-calculation/loads/aligned-gravity-loads">
    The ‘orientation axis’ only makes a difference if the beam is inclined. In an inclined beam, an ‘aligned’ load orientation would interpret the inputs ...
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  <Card title="Use Automatic Live Load Patterning" icon="topology-star-3" href="/docs/running-calculations/setting-up-a-calculation/loads/automatic-unbalanced-loads-live-load-patterning">
    Learn how to use automatic live load patterning to find the most critical loading conditions for continuous beams and multi-span structures.
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  <Card title="Understand Tributary Width" icon="book" href="/docs/running-calculations/setting-up-a-calculation/loads/what-is-tributary-width" />
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