Stiffened Structure Concept

Stiffened Structure Concept Basics

Related Guides and Resources

Stiffened Structure Concept Access to Content

Predefined Queries

About Geometry Extraction

About Beam Profiles

User Interface

Action Bar

Standard Area

Shape Section

Materials Section

Finite Elements Section

Review Section

Scenarios Section

Post-processing Section

Feature Manager

Diagnostic Viewer

Introductory Concepts

About Rosette and Rosette Transfer Type

About Laminates

Working with 3D Shapes

Defining an Axis System

Creating Points

Creating a Point Using Coordinates

Creating a Point on a Curve

Creating a Point on a Plane

Creating a Point on a Surface

Creating a Point Using the Center of a Circle/Sphere/Ellipse

Creating a Point Tangent on a Curve

Creating a Point Between Two Points

Creating Lines

Creating a Line Between Two Points

Creating a Line Using a Point and a Direction

Creating a Line Normal to a Curve

Creating a Line Tangent to a Curve

Creating a Line Normal to a Surface

Creating a Line at the Bisection of Two Lines

Creating Planes

Creating a Plane Offset From another Plane

Creating a Plane Parallel to a Plane and through a Point

Creating a Plane Normal to another Plane

Creating a Plane Through Three Points

Creating a Plane Through Two Lines

Creating a Plane Through a Point and a Line

Creating a Plane Through a Planar Curve

Creating a Plane Normal to a Curve

Creating a Plane Tangent to a Surface

Creating a Plane Using an Equation

Creating a Mean Plane Through Points

Creating a Plane Between two Planes

Intersections

About Intersections

Creating Intersections

Creating Isoparametric Curves on Surfaces

Creating Contours

Fill Surfaces

About the Fill Command

Creating Fill Surfaces

Joining Curves or Surfaces

Extracting Elements

Simplifying Surfaces

Defining Material Parameters

Defining Materials

Defining Orientations

Defining Rosettes

Managing Laminates

Applying Materials

Material Application Concepts

About Applying Materials

About the Material Browser

Managing Materials with the Material Browser

Access Materials

Apply Materials

Replace Materials

Discard Materials

Creating a Grid

Finite Element Models

About Finite Element Model Representations

Regions Definition

Generating 1D Beam Data

Meshes

About Meshes

Mesh Part Manager

Beam Meshes

Creating Beam Meshes

Editing or Loading Beam Mesh Parameters

Surface Meshes

Creating and Editing Surface Meshes

Editing or Loading Surface Mesh Parameters

Beam Sections

About Beam Sections

Defining Beam Sections

Beam Section Options

Composite Shell Sections

About Composite Shell Sections

Defining Composite Shell Sections

Shell Sections

About Shell Sections

Defining a Shell Section

Defining Material Orientations for Shell Sections

Model Review

Performing a Numerical Analysis

Creating Grid Sections

Creating Scenarios

Analysis Cases

About Analysis Cases

Creating and Duplicating Analysis Cases

Output Requests

About Output Requests

Defining Output Requests

Static Perturbation Steps

About Static Perturbation Steps

Defining Static Perturbation Steps

Buckle Steps

About Buckle Steps

Defining Buckle Steps

Groups

About Groups

About the Group Manager

Creating Spatial Groups

Creating Proximity Groups

Couplings

About Couplings

Defining Couplings

Coupling Options

Connectors

About Connectors

Defining Connectors

Fixed Displacement Restraints

About Fixed Displacement

Applying Fixed Displacement

Loads

Forces

About Forces

Applying Forces

Gravity

About Gravity

Applying Gravity

Pressures

About Pressures

Applying Pressures

Connector Forces

About Connector Forces

Applying Connector Forces

Connector Moment

About Connector Moments

Applying Connector Moments

Connector Rotations

About Connector Rotations

Applying Connector Rotations

Connector Translations

About Connector Translations

Applying Connector Translations

Rotations

About Applied Rotations

Applying Rotations

Translations

About Applied Translations

Applying Translations

Applying Translations to Axisymmetric Models

Simulation

About Simulations

About Model and Scenario Checks

Simulation Objects

About Simulation Configuration

About Simulation Execution Locations

About Simulation Licensing Schemes

About Analysis Case Selection for Simulation Execution

Applying a Finite Element Model to a Simulation

Performing Model and Scenario Checks

Running a Simulation from an App

Post-processing

Results Query

Querying the Model

Contour and Symbol Plots

About Contour and Symbol Plots

Displaying Contour and Symbol Plots

XY Plots

About X-Y Plots

Creating an X-Y Plot from a Path

Creating Paths

Sensors

About Sensors

Creating and Plotting Field Sensors

Creating Mass Sensors

Creating Buckle Mode Sensors

Ply Stack Plots

About Ply Stack Plots

Displaying Ply Stack Plots

Customizing Ply Stack Plots

Envelope Data for Plots

About Envelope Data

Defining Envelope Data

Plot Sectioning

About Plot Sectioning

Creating Cutting Surfaces