Rib PropertyManager

The Rib PropertyManager appears when you create a new rib feature, or when you edit an existing rib feature. The PropertyManager controls the following properties:

Parameters

• Thickness. Adds thickness to the selected side of the sketch. Select one of the following:

• First Side . Adds material only to one side of the sketch.

• Both Sides . Adds material equally to both sides of the sketch.

• Second Side . Adds material only to the other side of the sketch.

• Rib Thickness . If you add draft, you can set the thickness at the sketch plane or at the wall interface.
  

• At sketch plane

• At wall interface

• Extrusion Direction. Select one of the following:

• Parallel to Sketch . Creates the rib extrusion parallel to the sketch.

• Normal to Sketch . Creates the rib extrusion normal to the sketch.

• Flip material side. Changes the direction of the extrusion.

• Draft On/Off . Adds draft to the rib. Set Draft Angle to specify the degrees for the draft.

• Draft Outward (Available when Draft On/Off is selected). Creates an outward draft angle. If cleared, it creates an inward draft angle.

• Type. Select one of the following:

• Linear. Creates a rib that extends the sketch contours normal to the direction of the sketch until they meet a boundary.

• Natural. Creates a rib that extends the sketch contours, continuing with the same contour equation until the rib meets a boundary. For example, if the sketch is an arc of a circle, Natural extends the rib using the circle equation, until it meets a boundary.

of Linear and Natural ribs

• Selected body.(Available for multibody parts only.) After you create a sketch for the rib, select a body.

• Next Reference (Available when you select Parallel to Sketch for Extrusion Direction and Draft On/Off ). Toggles through the sketch contours so you can select the one to use as the reference contour for the draft.

Selected Contours

• Selected Contours . Lists the sketch contours used to create the rib feature.