Thickness
Enter thickness data for planar elements (plate element, plane stress element).
From the Main Menu Select Model > Properties > Thickness.
Select Geometry > Properties > Thickness in the Menu tab of the Tree Menu.
Click 
Thickness in the Icon Menu.
Thickness Data dialog box (Value)
Thickness Data dialog box(Stiffened)
To
enter new or additional thickness data
Click 
in the Properties dialog box and enter the following items :
Value
Thickness ID: Thickness numbers of planar elements (Auto-set to the last thickness number +1)
In-plane & Out-of-plane: Enter a thickness when the in-plane and out-of-plane thicknesses are identical in both directions.
In-plane: Enter a thickness used for the calculation of stiffness in the in-plane direction.
Out-of-Plane: Enter a thickness used for the calculation of stiffness in the out-of-plane direction.
Plate Offset : Offset of a plate section in the element's local-z direction.
Thickness Ratio : For a specific location of Offset, enter the distance as ratio of the offset distance to the plate thickness.
Note
For example, if the plate thickness is 200mm and thickness ratio is entered as 0.1, offset distance is 20mm. If In-plane thickness is different from Out-of-plane thickness, offset distance is determined based on the In-plane thickness.
Value : Enter the offset distance directly.
Stiffened
Thickness ID: Thickness numbers of planar elements
Value: Select to define sections by directly entering the data for calculating the stiffness of ribs.
Thickness for Weight: Equivalent thickness for calculating the weight
Rib Position: Rib position relative to planar elements
Lower: Rib placed underside of the planar elements.
Upper: Rib placed upper side of the planar elements.
yz section: Stiffness calculation data of rib placed in the direction of ECS x-axis
xz section: Stiffness calculation data of rib placed in the direction of ECS y-axis
Section Shape List: Select a section shape of the rib.
In-Plane: Enter a thickness used for the calculation of stiffness in the in-plane direction.
Out-of-Plane: Enter a thickness used for the calculation of stiffness in the out-of-plane direction.
Hu. Hl: Refer to the guide diagram on the left side of the dialog box.
User: User defined rib dimensions
Thickness for Plate: Thickness data of planar elements
Rib Position: Rib position relative to planar elements
Lower: Rib placed underside of the planar elements.
Upper: Rib placed upper side of the planar elements
yz section: Stiffness calculation data of rib placed in the direction of ECS x-axis
xz section: Stiffness calculation data of rib placed in the direction of ECS y-axis
Ribs Exist: Check if ribs exist.
Section Shape List: Select a section shape of the rib.
Distance between Ribs: Rib placement spacing
H1, B1,...: Refer to the guide diagram on the left side of the dialog box.
Click the button to display the thickness data table calculated by the input data to calculate the stiffness of planar elements.
DB: Select the rib section from the standard section DB by countries.
Thickness of Plate: Thickness data of planar elements
Rib Position: Rib position relative to planar elements
Lower: Rib placed underside of the planar elements.
Upper: Rib placed upper side of the planar elements
yz section: Stiffness calculation data of rib placed in the direction of ECS x-axis
xz section: Stiffness calculation data of rib placed in the direction of ECS y-axis
Ribs Exist: Check if ribs exist.
Distance between Ribs: Rib placement spacing
Sect. Name: Select the desired DB from the list to the right.
Click the button to display the thickness data table calculated by the input data to calculate the stiffness of planar
elements.[Details]
Modification of previously entered
thickness data
Select the thickness to be modified
from the list in the Thickness dialog box and click 
to modify
the related data.
Removal
of previously entered thickness data
Select the thickness to be deleted
from the list in the Thickness dialog box and click 
.
To
copy previously entered thickness data
Select the thickness to be copied
from the list in the Thickness dialog box and click 
.
To
modify thickness data from an existing fn.MGB file
Click 
and
select the MGB file containing the thickness data or specify a
file name then click 
.
Thickness
List
Display thickness data contained in the existing fn.MGB file.
Selected
List
Select thickness data to be imported and register them in the Selected
List.
Note
If a fn.MGB is selected, all the thickness data contained in the existing
fn.MGB file are registered in the Selected List.
Numbering
Type
Specify the Import mode for thickness numbers.
Keep
ID
Import the data keeping the same thickness numbers.
New
ID
Assign new numbers to the imported thickness data.