# Error Importing \*DLOAD from .inp File

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**Category:** General Questions\
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/error-importing-dload-from-inp-file/2932 "2025-08-14T10:47:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mesab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mesab](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Mesab)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 10:47am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/error-importing-dload-from-inp-file/2932/1 "2025-08-14T10:47:17Z")

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Hello,

I’m getting an error when importing a CalculiX .inp file containing a \*DLOAD card .

I am using Prepomax 2.3.9 dev

The error is:  
Error: Failed to import distributed load: \*Dload  
ELEM\_FACE\_Y\_MIN, EDNOR1, -1

The relevant section of the .inp file is:  
\*DLOAD  
ELEM\_FACE\_Y\_MIN, EDNOR1, -1

The core issue seems to be with the PrePoMax importer. Here’s why:

1. An analysis created manually _inside_ PrePoMax with this user-defined load works perfectly.
2. However, if I export that working model to an .inp file and then try to re-import it, I get the exact same error.

Is there a recommended syntax workaround for the .inp file to make it importable?

This is a link to a zip file with the script-generated .inp, the working .pmx, and the exported-from-PrePoMax .inp for testing.

> **[error\_importing\_dload.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xI70-EVZAPZ2yLa_zjsLjj-TW3LNI8sk/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

Thanks for any help.

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**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 11:55am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/error-importing-dload-from-inp-file/2932/2 "2025-08-14T11:55:53Z")

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Check this thread: [Import DLOAD error - #3 by Cean](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/import-dload-error/1445/3)

Here EDNOR is a label used by normal shell edge load. Apparently, it’s not yet supported by the .inp file importer and the load has to be redefined in PrePoMax after import.

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**Author:** ![Mesab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mesab](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Mesab)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/error-importing-dload-from-inp-file/2932/3 "2025-08-14T12:12:02Z")

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Ok, noted, thanks for letting me know