# Step 3 Doesn't allow load

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**Category:** General Questions\
**Created:** [July 5, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854 "2024-07-05T17:19:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/1 "2024-07-05T17:19:59Z")

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Is this a ccx limitation?  
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/2 "2024-07-05T17:23:28Z")

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It shouldn’t be a matter of the step number but its type. Is it some dynamic step ?

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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/3 "2024-07-05T17:32:29Z")

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1Static. Deactivated  
2Buckling.Deactivated  
3Frequency (\*)

Even erasing the first step I’m not allawed.  
Even if a save it as a new file and erase the first two steps.

(\*) I fill like Bill Murray right now. 😄 Guess why.  
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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/4 "2024-07-05T17:38:32Z")

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Loads can’t be defined in frequency steps, also in Abaqus:

![freq](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/prepomax/original/2X/1/1a82d610114bd7865ad4f73d9616c752dfaa8886.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/5 "2024-07-05T18:31:02Z")

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Oh. Thanks. I have to split right.  
Pre-stress + second step with frequency and active Perturbation.  
Can I use any load (Pressure) or is there any concern about it.?

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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/6 "2024-07-05T18:31:50Z")

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Yes, you need two separate steps: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2BOHHkUf4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2BOHHkUf4)

Any load type should work.

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**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/step-3-doesnt-allow-load/1854/7 "2024-07-05T20:20:47Z")

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Thank you. It worked fine