Creating Stiffeners

You can create a stiffener by specifying creation directions. A stiffener is a brace or rib that is added to a wall or a stand-off to strengthen them so as to prevent breakage.

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Using the Sub-Elements of a Sketch

  1. Select the profile to be extruded.

    This open profile has been created in a plane normal to the face on which the stiffener will lie.



    Important: If you need to use an open profile, make sure that existing material can fully limit the extrusion of this profile.

  2. Click Stiffener .

    The Stiffener Definition dialog box appears.

    Two creation modes are available:


    • From top: The extrusion is performed normal to the profile's plane and the thickness is added in the profile's plane.
    • From side is the default option. The extrusion is performed in the profile's plane and the thickness is added normal to the plane. The application previews a stiffener whose thickness is equal to 10mm.

    The extrusion will be made in three directions, two of which are opposite directions. Arrows point in these directions.



  3. Clear Neutral Fiber. The extrusion will be made in two directions only. To obtain the directions you need, you can also click the arrows.

    Note that you can access contextual commands on these arrows. These commands are the same as those available in the dialog box.

  4. Select Neutral Fiber again. This option adds material equally to both sides of the profile.

  5. Enter 12 as the thickness value.This thickness is now evenly distributed: a thickness of 6mm is added to each side of the profile. Optionally click Preview to see the result.

  6. Click OK.

    The stiffener is created. The specification tree indicates it has been created.