Loads in Revit or Etabs?

[rita.wong]

I am doing some trial runs in Revit/Etabs 9, but I'm having some problems with the application of loads. The area loads are not being distributed properly in Etabs, and Etabs crashes when I define a load combo to include the self weight of steel members (load case "Dead"), Should all loads and load combos be applied in Revit only, or can the Auto Lateral Loads (for wind and earthquake) in Etabs be used?

Also, beams with pinned releases in Revit are not "released" correctly in Etabs. Are there any special tricks required in defining framing members/releases?

Thanks in advance for your advice.