Stiffener Mesh: Create Tool

An overview of the Stiffener Mesh: Create tool.



Figure 1.

Use the Stiffener Mesh: Create tool to create a stiffener mesh.

Access
Go to Marine > Stiffener Mesh > Create.

Options

Organize beams
Select where to organize new beams as they are created.
Property
Controls whether property is assigned on elements or components.
Orient from shells
Controls which shells are referenced to inherit orientation when Orientation is set to "Orient normal to shells."
Proximity
Defines how to handle nodes in line proximity.
Search tolerance
Tolerance to search nodes from lines when proximity is set to "User Defined."
Orientation
Use the default metadata name or a user-defined name.
Orientation name
Name of metadata assigned on lines to retrieve orientation information.