Once you have created decks and bulkheads, you will want to add stiffeners to them to strengthen them. This task has a simple explanation of deck longitudinal stiffener creation. This, and other types of stiffeners, are explained in more detail in Creating Stiffeners. The image below shows longitudinal stiffeners (highlighted) placed on a deck. | ||
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1. | Select the plate on which you want to place a stiffener and click the Stiffener button to open the Stiffener dialog box. |
2. | Select the Deck Longitudinal Stiffener category and check the Automatic checkbox. | |
3. | Click in the
Support field and then select a support. You can select any of
the following:
The stiffener is placed when you select a support. |
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4. | Click OK when you have finished. |