An EdgeReinforement is used as a face-plate or edge reinforcement for a Panel, Plate or Bracket. The EfgeReinforcement is composed of a BarSection (usually a flat bar profile) and is attached to a FreeEdgeCurve which is part of the Panel or Plate LimitedBy. The EdgeReinforcement can reference one or more limits for the Panel/Plate/Bracket. At the same time the EdgeReinforcement provides it's own TraceLine to determine the actual exctent of the reinforcement. EdgeReinforcement has the following child elements:
| Child | Namespace | Type | Use | Cardinality | Choice | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | ocx | xs:string | opt. | [0, 1] | False | Contains a description of the component its parent represents. The description is stored as a string. You can use this element for whatever purposes you require. This element can be used inside many OCX XML elements but is optional. |
| EdgeCurveRef | ocx | ocx:EdgeCurveRef_T | req. | [1, ∞] | False | A reference to a Panel, Plate or bracket boundary curve. Used as landing curve for a face plate or edge reinforcement stiffener. |
| ExternalGeometryRef | ocx | ocx:ExternalGeometryRef_T | opt. | [0, 1] | False | The ExternalGeometryRef element is used to point to an external geometry representation of the parent entity (e.g. Plate, Stiffener, Bracket, Member). |
| Inclination | ocx | ocx:Inclination_T | req. | [1, 1] | False | The inclination of the cross section of a stiffener or a pillar along its trace line. A vector pair giving the local orientation of the web and flange directions at the point given by the Position element. The FlangeDirection is optional and not necessary for a symmetrical cross section. Only one inclination is necessary for a non-twisted (straight) stiffener or pillar. |
| MaterialRef | ocx | ocx:MaterialRef_T | req. | [1, 1] | False | A reference to the parent's material. |
| PhysicalProperties | ocx | ocx:PhysicalProperties_T | req. | [1, 1] | False | Basic physical properties of structure objects (weight and centre of gravity). These properties are provided by the exporting application and can be used as a quality measure by the receiving application to ensure correctness of the import. |
| SectionRef | ocx | ocx:SectionRef_T | req. | [1, 1] | False | A reference to the parent's cross section. |
| TraceLine | ocx | ocx:TraceLine_T | req. | [1, 1] | False | The landing curve on the moulded panel surface represented by any Curve3D type. |
EdgeReinforcement has the following attributes:
| Attribute | Namespace | Type | Use | Default | Fixed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| functionType | ocx | Restriction of type xs:string | opt. | The structure function type giving the structure property function. Follows STEP AP218 coding and IACS Rec 82 Glossary. Enumerator of structure functions which shall be assigned to the parent structure concept. | ||
| GUIDRef | ocx | Restriction of type ocx:guid | req. | A globally Unique ID referring an entity in the sending application. | ||
| name | ocx | xs:string | opt. | An optional descriptive or display name. | ||
| id | ocx | xs:ID | req. | An identifier for an element unique within the scope of the XML file. Each id must be unique within a document. The attribute uses the standard XML 1.0 ID type as defined in the XML Schema specification. This attribute is required in many OCX XML elements and an application should generate them automatically. |