Answer:
In short: No, distributed loads cannot be applied to beams in AutoPIPE.
Detailed response:
According to the help information, beam members have several limitations, and one of them is that they "cannot have distributed loads applied" [[1]](https://docs.bentley.com/LiveContent/web/AutoPIPE-v2026/Help/en/Topics/Ribbon/model/adding_modifying_and_deleting_beams.html#). This means that while you can apply distributed loads to piping elements, you are not able to assign distributed loads directly to structural beam elements within the software.
Here is the relevant excerpt from the documentation:
"Beam Members CANNOT:
- be supported by the soil;
- be submerged in a fluid (no buoyancy, current or wave loads)
- be subject to pipe operating conditions