# Column Load \[SIG]
Point loads on column objects can be applied based on the definitions made using the parameters listed below.
## Column Load
**Column:** Specify the column to which the load will be applied.
**Stage:** Choose the stage at which to apply the load.
**Distance From Top:** Enter a value to define the location of the load with respect to the start of the column.
**Fx:** Force in the longitudinal direction along the PGL.
**Fy:** Force in the direction perpendicular to the PGL.
**Fz (Gravity):** Force in the vertical direction. A positive value indicates a load in the global -Z or gravity direction.
**Mx:** Moment in the longitudinal direction along the PGL.
**My:** Moment in the direction perpendicular to the PGL.
**Mz:** Moment in the vertical direction.
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Although **Fz** is applied in the direction of gravity (positive values for **Fz** will correspond to the downward direction, as with gravity), **Mz** will have a positive direction relative to the **+Z** axis or, in other words, in the upward direction.
**The Directions of Forces** For columns with a rotation angle defined as 0, the forces are applied based on the alignment's coordinate system. For columns with a rotation angle defined as a value other than zero, the forces are applied based on the defined rotation angle. See the figures provided below for further clarification on the directions of positive forces. 
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