The Frame Stiffener plug-in has been developed to allow Inventor users to easily place and edit stiffener plates in I-Beams and Channels generated by Frame Generator. Placed stiffeners can be updated automatically when you update the beam using the ‘Edit with Frame Generator’ command.

Features:

• Adding stiffeners in any I-Beam or Channel.
  • It is possible to place stiffeners in multiple beams at the same time.
  • Stiffeners will be constrained to two beam planes, the constraint in the beam direction has to be applied manually.
  • The tool works for both sloped flanges and parallel flanges.
    
    
• No duplicate parts will be placed in the assembly.
  • The tool checks for 'similar' stiffeners in the assembly using the Beam ID and the stiffener configuration.
  • Also sub-assemblies are checked.
    
    
• Quickly editing existing stiffeners.
  • Right click on the stiffener or press the 'edit stiffeners' command.
  • Multiple stiffeners can be edited at the same time.
    
    
• Automatic updating when replacing frame generator beams (does not work for profiles from content center).
  • As long as the target beam is also an I or U section the stiffener will be updated.
  • Make sure to enable the auto-updating setting.
  • Prompt can be disabled in the settings.
    
    
• Customizable settings
  • Change the part template.
  • Change default configuration.
  • Link parameters. 
  • Change saving directory.
  • Edit file naming defaults.

Please watch this video for a short overview of the Frame Stiffener plug-in.

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

You can unload the plugin without uninstalling it by unchecking the "Loaded/Unloaded" checkbox associated with the plugin in the Inventor Add-In Manager. You may have to restart Inventor to completely unload the application.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, you can uninstall it from 'Control Panel/Programs and Features' (Windows 7/8.1/10), just as you would uninstall any other application from your system.

• Automatic updating does not work for content center beams.
• When editing a stiffener the occurrence being edited will not be hidden. When the target dimensions are smaller the preview might become invisible.
• You have to be logged in on your autodesk account and connected to the internet to use this application.