I'm two years too late to help you out...but if anyone else looks at this, just create "dummy" walls (stiffness modifiers set to zero) and apply a wind pressure coefficient to them (Select shell elements on one side of the building, apply area loads, wind pressure...). The elements may need to...
I didnt read all of the posts, however, since you are in the components section, I am assuming you are designing for an architectural element of some type to be added to a building, I dont know. Wp "component operating weight" is the TOTAL weight of the component your are designing. For...