Creating End Cuts

You can create end cuts of a stiffener to maintain the connectivity.

Before you begin: Open a structure that contains panels with a number of stiffeners.
See Also
Editing and Deleting End Cuts
End Cut Dialog Box
About Connection Sets
Managing Endcuts
In Other Guides
Content for Structure Apps
  1. From the Detail section of the action bar, click EndCut .
    The End Cut dialog box appears.
  2. Select a stiffener.

    The name of the selected stiffener is displayed in Profile box. The details (extremity of the stiffener, limit type, and section) of the selected stiffener is displayed in the dialog box.
    Notes:
    • If you want to select a stiffener out of many attached to the plate, you need to select it in 3D area.
    • If you want to select all the stiffeners attached to a plate, you should select a plate. All the attached stiffeners will get selected.
  3. Select the extremities.

    Tip: You can select the extremities in one of the following ways:
    • In the 3D area, click each extremity manually. It is highlighted in the End Cut dialog box.
    • Click in the Extremity column in the dialog box.

  4. Right-click in the EndCut column and select Define End Cut.
    The Define Feature and Parameters dialog box appears.
  5. Define the end cut:
    1. In the Type list, select the required end cut type.
    2. In the Name list, select the required end cut.
      The list of end cuts appears depending upon the stiffener profile and the type of end cut. This list is generated from the endcut table defined in the Resources Catalog or the Resources Library resource, set in Data Setup.

      If no Resources Catalog or Resources Library resource is set in Data Setup, the Type list becomes unavailable and you can click More... in the Name list:

      • To select the required endcut reference from the catalog or library, if the Structure Reference Catalog or the Structure Reference Library resource is set in Data Setup.
      • To search the required endcut reference in the database, if no Structure Reference Catalog or Structure Reference Library resource is set in Data Setup.

      Depending on the selected end cut type, the parameters are displayed in the Parameters area. You can modify the values of the unlocked parameters.

    3. Optional: In the Parameter frame, clear the Linked to reference check box to enter the required public parameters.

      By default, the Linked to reference option is selected.

      Important: If you clear the Linked to reference check box for the selected end cuts, it becomes unavailable for further edition. Once the link between the instantiated end cut and the end cut reference is removed, it is not possible to link them back together.

  6. Click OK.
    The end cuts are created and displayed with the graphic primitives as defined in the endcut table. If no graphic primitive attributes are defined in the endcut table, the attributes defined in the preferences are taken into account for all endcut types.

    To set the graphic primitive attributes in preferences, select Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Multi Discipline Engineering > Structure Functional Design > Display.



Important:
  • The end cuts are indicated by trimming the extremity of the profile in the 3D area.
  • Set a limiting element to the profile to visualize the end cut in the 3D area.