Creating a Plate

Under Material & Orientation,

Select the required material from the list.
Specify the thickness.
Optional: Click to invert the material orientation.
Select the required thickness offset option.

Under Category & Name, select the required category for the plate from the Category list.

Select a required support in the work area.

You can select a reference plane or a surface. You can also select a structural object (panel, plate, or profile); the supporting reference plane of that object will be selected as a support.

Important: The selection must be compatible with the selected category. You can select multiple elements.

Optional: Specify the required offset value for the support.

The offset value is applicable for planar supports only.
If you want to have a common offset value for multiple supports, ensure that the Common support offset check box is selected.

Under Limits,

Select one of the following Limit Detail options: Coarse, Intermediate, or Fine.
Select the limiting elements.
You can select geometrical entities, structural objects, a volume or a closed surface, and particular faces of the stiffeners.
Optional: In the Normal Offset, specify the offset value normal to the limit.
Optional: In the Offset column, specify the offset value along the support.
Optional: Click to get the correct orientation.
Optional: In the Limit Type list, select the limit type.
The default limit type appears as per the selected limit.

Click OK.