The Frame Stiffener plug-in has been developed to allow Autodesk® 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 stiffener parameters to template parameters. 
  • Change saving directory.
  • Edit file naming defaults.

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