A stiffener is an angle bar or a stringer fastened to a panel to
strengthen it and make it rigid.
From the Category list, select an appropriate category
for the stiffener.
In the Material & Orientation tab,
Select the appropriate material and section for the stiffener.
Select the required material reference.
From the
Standard list, select the section standard.
From the Shape list, select the required section shape.
The
Shape box is unavailable for selection when
the material-section table does not have the
SectionShape column, that is when you are
using the resolved sections.
From the Size list, select the required section size.
Set the orientation of the stiffener.
If you are unable to find the selected section reference, check the following:
The section reference is available in the database.
There are no duplicate section references in the database.
The section reference has the section standard attribute specified in its properties.
In the Geometry tab, select a panel to which the stiffener
will be attached in the Plate box.
In the
Support box, select reference plane,
structural object, curve, or sketch as a support for the stiffener.
Optional:
In the
Offset box, enter the offset value for the
stiffener from the selected support.
Optional:
Under the
Limit area,
Select the start and end limits.
You can select reference planes,
structural objects (panels and profiles), surfaces, and sketch.
Specify the offset and normal offset values.
Define the delimitation type.
Under the
Angle area, select one of the following
options:
Normal to plate: creates a stiffener
normal to the panel.
Along plane: creates a stiffener along
the selected plane.
