Creating Ribs

Rib lets you sweep a profile along a center curve to create a rib. The material is added in this process.

  1. In the Profile box, select Sketch.2 to define the profile you want to sweep.
  2. In the Center curve box, select the center curve sketch feature.
  3. From the Type list under Profile control, select the appropriate option (in this case, Keep angle).
  4. Click OK.
  5. Delete this rib to create another one by using Pulling direction. After selecting this option, select plane xy to define z axis as the pulling direction.
  6. Delete this rib to create another rib by using Reference surface. First, display the multi-sections surface in the Show space, then set Reference surface and select the multi-sections as the reference surface. The angle value between the h axis of the profile and the surface equals 0. It remains constant.
  7. Click option to add thickness to both sides of the sketch.
  8. In the Thickness1 and Thickness2 boxes, enter the thickness values and preview the result.
  9. To add material equally to both sides of the profile, select the Neutral fiber check box and preview the result.
  10. Click OK to create the rib.

    The rib looks like this: