| Number of Locations
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Select the number of stiffeners to be placed by the
wizard along the beam bay.
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| Spacing
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Set this option to type the nominal spacing between
adjacent stiffeners along the beam bay.
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| Start Station Offset
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(Optional) Type a start station offset distance from
the beam group start station to the first stiffener to be placed by the wizard.
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| End Station Offset
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(Optional) Type a end station offset distance from
the beam group end station to the last stiffener to be placed by the wizard.
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| Position Lock
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Used to determine the transverse positioning of the
cross frame along adjacent beams.
- None – left and
right locations are specified individually.
- Normal to
Left Beam – the cross frame is placed normal to the left beam. The
location on the right beam is calculated by the program.
- Normal to
Right Beam – the cross frame is placed normal to the right beam.
The location on the left beam is calculated by the program.
- Link
Left-Right – the same value is used for both beams, regardless of
curvature or skew.
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| Orientation
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Select either the
Downstation or
Upstation side of the placement location.
Tip: The
exact placement of cross frame members needs to be coordinate with the
orientation of cross frame members in the selected template.
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| Align
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Select either
Vertical (typical for cross frames at
supports) or
Normal to Top Flange (intermediate
locations) to place cross frames accordingly. Location distance is measured
along the top flange when
Normal to Top Flange is selected.
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| Left Stiffener
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Select the stiffener template.
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| Cross-Frame
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Select the cross frame template to use.
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| Right Stiffener
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Select the stiffener template.
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