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This command allows us to add Flange Stiffeners to a profile.

Activating this command, you will be prompted to select the profile to which the stiffeners are to be added. This may be either a beam or column.

After selection, the following dialog will open offering the following options:


 

Selecting the profile


Note! Selecting the top of the beam will place the stiffener above the top flange - likewise, selecting the bottom of the beam will place the stiffener under the bottom flange.


After making the selection, you will be prompted to Select a plane. This plane will determine the face to which the selected member will be stiffened.

This may be the flange or web of a profile or plate:

Selecting a plane

of a profile

Selecting a plane

of a plate



The default stiffener will be drawn :

Flange Reinforcement

Web Reinforcement with Chamfer

Web Reinforcement