Ribs

Ribs

Create Ribs structures with notching along the mesh geometry. The ribs are created for U and V direction resulting in a notching system to allow assembly. The ribs can be easily unfolded in software like Pepakura for creating automated shop drawings (laser cutting etc.)

Steps

1. Generate an offset to the original mesh.  

2. Choose the ribs set you want to use from the Components > Ribs menu.

3. Set the material thickness (defines the notching width).

Options

• Thickness Values - Use Master Units values of your output file.

• U Direction - Creates ribs along the direction arrow of the face.

• V Direction - Creates ribs from the first to last point of each face.

• U Diagonal - Creates a diagonal rib from the first face point to the third.

• V Diagonal - Creates a diagonal rib from the second to the last point of each face.

Command Activation Methods

• Interface (GUI)

• Menu

Components > Ribs > U Direction

Components > Ribs > V Direction

Components > Ribs > U Diagonal

Components > Ribs > V Diagonal

• Command Line

• Keyboard

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