Create a Stiffener Plate
You can add a stiffener plate normal to the neutral axis of a catalog member, a plate or a clip angle.
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From the Steel Detailing section of the action bar, click Stiffener
Plate
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The building is hidden, the catalog members are shown as transparent, and their neutral axes are displayed. Pick-able segments on the plates and on the clip angles are also displayed. - Select a positioning point on the neutral axis of a catalog member or on the pick-able segment of a plate or clip angle.
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In the Stiffener Plate dialog box, select the shape of
the stiffener plate.
Option Description Rectangle Lets you create a rectangular stiffener plate. Triangle Lets you create a triangular stiffener plate. Profile Lets you create a stiffener plate from a closed sketch. -
To specify the dimensions of the plate, perform the following steps:
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Select Match flange width check box to make
the width of the stiffener plate equal to that of the flange.
Note: Clear this check box to specify a custom width for the stiffener plate.
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Select Match web depth check box to make
the depth of the stiffener plate equal to that of the web.
Note: Clear this check box to specify a custom depth for the stiffener plate.
- In the Chamfer length box, specify the chamfer length for the plate's corners that touch the web-flange intersection of the catalog member.
- In the Thickness box, specify the thickness of the stiffener plate.
Tip: You can also use the dimension manipulators in the 3D area to modify the dimensions of the plate. -
Select Match flange width check box to make
the width of the stiffener plate equal to that of the flange.
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To shift the stiffener plate to a different web-flange intersection point,
click Snap to Next Joint
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Select the thickness orientation of the plate.
Option Description Front side Applies the thickness in the positive side of the UV plane. Back side Applies the thickness in the negative side of the UV plane. Both sides Applies the thickness centered on the UV plane. -
Click Stiffener Plate Options
and specify the offsets for the plate in the U and V directions.
Note: To reset the offset values to zero, click.
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Click Ok
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The stiffener plate is created.