Creating a Stiffening Rib

This task shows you how to create a stiffness rib by specifying the punch geometrical parameters.

Open the NEWStamping7.CATPart document from the samples directory.
  If you use the Aerospace SheetMetal Design workbench, open the Aero_Stamping7.CATPart document.

  1. Click Stiffening Rib .

  2. Select the external surface of Flange.1, where you want to place a stiffener.

    Note that the stiffener will always be centered on the bend radius, wherever the point may be along the curve.
    A grid is displayed.
    The Stiffening Rib Definition dialog box opens, providing default values.
     
     

  3. Change the value in the different fields, if needed:

    • Length L

    • Radius R1

    • Radius R2

    • Angle A

  4. Click Preview to visualize the stiffness rib.

  5. Click OK to validate.

    The stiffening rib (identified as Stiffnening Rib.xxx) is created and the specification tree is updated accordingly.
     
    You can use 0 as the Radius value to deactivate the Radius R1 value, and to create the stiffening rib without a fillet.
     
       
    Please refer to the Customizing Standard Files chapter to define the Standards Files.