Stiffeners
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- Options – When
checked, creates stiffeners by enabling below settings.
- Length – Sets
the length of the stiffener. A positive value determines the length. A negative
value is to be read as its absolute value. The default is 100 or 4 depending on
the units setting.
- Width – Sets
the width of the stiffener. A positive value determines the width. A negative
value is to be read as its absolute value. The default is 50 or 2 depending on
the units setting.
- Thickness –
Sets the thickness for the stiffener. A positive value determines the
thickness. A negative value is to be read as its absolute value. The default is
10 or 0.5 depending on the units setting.
- Chamfer
Length – Sets the chamfer length to the stiffener. A positive value
determines the length. A negative value is to be read as its absolute value.
The default is 75 or 3 depending on the units setting.
- Chamfer
Width – Sets the chamfer width to the stiffener. A
positive value determines the width. A negative value is to be read as its
absolute value. The default is 30 or 1.25 depending on the units setting.
- Weld
Chamfer – Sets the size of the chamfer to the stiffener for
allowing weld at the corner between end plate and connecting pipe. A positive
value determines the width . A negative value is to be read as its absolute
value. The default is 20 or 0.75 depending on the units setting.
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Options
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Group – When checked, the selected shape, plates, stiffeners and
bolts are arranged to form a group. If the selected shape is already part of an
existing group then the created objects are added to that group.
- With
Bolts - When checked, the bolts are also added to that group.
- Check
Flat File – When checked, the tool checks the flat file shape table
for a shape which matches the specified plate width and thickness and uses a
shape in preference to a plate. The shape database checked is controlled by the
setting of
DEFAULTWIDEFLATFILE in the
ProStructures 3D configuration
file. When unchecked, a plate is created.
- Tolerance –
Enabled when
Check Flat File is checked. Sets the
tolerance for the comparison of the plate to the size of the flat file. Default
is 1 or 0.04 depending on the units setting.
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