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How to represent a load supported at multiple points on multiple beams

I have a frame, similar to a container frame, with two vessels inside. Each vessel is supported at four points on two beams, as shown in this mockup:

I am using ANSYS to simulate the loaded frame. How should I represent the impact of the weight of the vessels on the frame so that my structural analysis is correct? Should I divide the total weight of the vessels by four and place that force on each supporting plate or use remote force to represent the weight of each vessel?

I know only the mass and center of gravity of vessels. I don't have full models of the vessels, just a model of the frame.

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