Weld Dialog Box

• Fillet Weld Parameters
• Other Weld Parameters
• Weld Type
• Weld Material
• Weld Connection
• Weld Annotation

Fillet Weld Parameters

Main Characteristics

• Weld Name identifies the weld feature.
• Height specifies the weld's height.
• Shape provides five options to define the weld's top face.
  • Undefined  (default option)
  • Flat
  • Convex
  • Concave
  • Smooth
• Offset specifies the weld's offset for convex or concave shapes only.

Trimming

• First Limit defines the first limit for the trim.
• Second Limit defines the second limit for the trim.

Geometric Elements

• Selection Assistant option defines whether the weld's Assistant Viewer window is displayed or not to help you select the geometry you need.
  This option displays a window showing you the geometric elements required to compute the weld. Zoom in or resize the window to improve the view if need be.
  To close that window, just uncheck the option.
• Propagation command allows you to propagate the fillet weld on a selected geometry in the table.
• The table lets you define and show the geometries needed to create the weld:
  • Selection column shows the type of geometry to be selected.
  • Component column shows the component related to the selected geometry.
  • Tangent Propagation column shows whether the fillet weld is propagated by tangency on the selected geometry.

Other Weld Parameters

Main Characteristics

• Weld Name identifies the weld feature.
• Width specifies the weld's width.
• Shape provides five options to define the weld's top face.
  • Undefined  (default option)
  • Flat
  • Convex
  • Concave
  • Smooth
• Offset specifies the weld's offset for convex or concave shapes only.

Trimming

• First Limit defines the first limit for the trim.
• Second Limit defines the second limit for the trim.

• With Propagation option removes material along the entire edges.
• Without Propagation option removes material just along the portion of edges used for making the bridge between the joining parts.

Geometric Elements

• Selection Assistant option defines whether the weld's Assistant Viewer window is displayed or not to help you select the geometry you need.
  This option displays a window showing you the geometric elements required to compute the weld. Zoom in or resize the window to improve the view if need be.
  To close that window, just uncheck the option.
• The table lets you define and show the geometries needed to create the weld:
  • Selection shows the type of geometry to be selected.
  • Component shows the component related to the selected geometry.
  • Tangent Propagation shows whether the fillet weld is propagated by tangency on the selected geometry.

Weld Type

• Simple defines a continuous weld.
• Dashed defines a dashed weld.

Parameters

• Instances defines the number of beads to be created.
• Length defines the length for each bead.
• Antisymmetric defines whether the beads are non-symmetric, for double weld only.

Weld Material

• Existing Material option allows you to retrieve a material specified in an existing weld related with the selected parts:
  • The available materials are listed in the combo list.
  • From the part named field displays the part containing the material, read-only.
• Custom Material option allows you to assign a material to the weld from a list or to name a new one:
  • The material name field allows you to customize it.
  • Material from catalog combo list displays materials available from the application.

Weld Connection

• Assembly Joint defines the joint name under which you will place the weld in the specification tree. If the application has detected that a joint comprising the reference geometry you selected already exists, the name of this joint is displayed in the field and cannot be changed.
  Two options are offered:
  • Existing Joint Body option allows you to select the desired joint body from the combo list. If the product instance contains no existing joint bodies, it is not possible to check this option.
  • New Joint Body option allows you to enter a name for the joint body if you want to create a dedicated joint body.

Weld Annotation

• Weld symbol option defines whether a weld annotation is created. This option is persistent for the next weld creation.
• Length always displayed option defines whether the weld length is displayed in the weld annotation.
  Available if the Weld symbol option is selected only.
• Create a new annotation view option creates a new annotation view to set the weld annotation. This annotation view is created in product instance containing the related parts with the weld.
  Available if the Weld symbol option is selected only.
• Use an existing annotation view option allows you to reuse existing annotation views to set the weld annotation. These annotation views belong to the product instance containing the related parts with the weld.
  Available if there is an existing annotation view at least and if the Weld symbol option is selected only.