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Table Of Contents
Pro/WELDING ................................................................................................ 1
Using Welding............................................................................................. 1
add_weld_mp................................................................................................ 7
pro_weld_params_dir ..................................................................................... 7
weld_ask_xsec_refs ....................................................................................... 7
weld_color .................................................................................................... 7
weld_dec_places ............................................................................................ 7
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weld_edge_prep_driven_by ............................................................................. 8
weld_edge_prep_groove_angle ........................................................................ 8
weld_edge_prep_groove_depth........................................................................ 8
weld_edge_prep_instance ............................................................................... 8
weld_edge_prep_name_suffix.......................................................................... 8
weld_edge_prep_root_open............................................................................. 8
weld_edge_prep_visibility ............................................................................... 8
weld_notch_corner_radius............................................................................... 9
weld_notch_height ......................................................................................... 9
weld_notch_radius ......................................................................................... 9
weld_notch_width .......................................................................................... 9
weld_ui_standard........................................................................................... 9
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Creating Welds........................................................................................32
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Example: Using the Entire Length and Set Ends Options .....................................40
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To Combine Welds......................................................................................60
Index ..........................................................................................................67
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Using Welding
About Welding
With Welding you can:
• Create and modify simple and compound welds in an Assembly. Weld geometry
can be solid or light.
• Obtain both general and specific information about welds, including location,
mass, volume, and size.
4. Define the type of weld, edge preparation, or notch to perform on the part or
assembly.
5. Determine the family table configuration. The family table provides the
functionality to create the cut in either the generic or instances of the part and its
assemblies.
6. Determine if you want your weld or feature to contain solid or light geometry.
9. Detail your welding assembly with drawings of welded assemblies and annotate
weld joints.
10. Generate either a bill of materials (BOM) or Pro/REPORT tables with weld
parameters, or both.
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2. Click Applications > Welding. You may see appear in the Right Toolchest
(toolbar to right of graphics window).
o Click or Insert > Weld to open the WELD DEFINITION dialog box so
you can define the Weld, Edge Preparation, or Weld Notch welding features.
You can define one feature, or a combination of welding features at the
same time.
o Click Tools > Weld to create and define welding rods, processes and
parameters.
Welding menu commands are grouped, and open dialog boxes or submenus for
step-by-step weld creation.
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• Access a shortcut menu that enables you to create and modify your design. The
shortcut menu may include commands to:
o Meet your design intent quickly by using the Pattern tool to pattern weld
features.
o Edit parameters.
You can define which features display and how they display in the Model Tree, by
clicking the Show and Settings tabs.
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Displaying Welds
About Displaying Welds
You can control the display of welding features in the graphics window, the Model
tree, the Layer Tree, and in other applications. When working in Welding, you can
make various selections to modify how and when weld features appear.
Use to quickly access the WELD DEFINITION dialog box. If you do not see this
button after starting the Welding application, you can take steps to position it.
Unique icons identify welding features in the model tree. Some are listed below:
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• —Welding Rod
• —Welding Process
2. Select Hide to temporarily turn off the weld display in the graphics window or
Unhide to turn on the weld display. To unhide all hidden items, click View >
Visibility > Unhide All.
Note: When you unhide a weld the Model Tree icon changes. For example, the
Groove weld icon changes as follows:
• —Unhidden
• —Hidden
Note: If you select Blank, only welds currently visible are listed. If you select
Unblank, only welds currently not visible are listed.
2. Select the weld or welds to hide and click . The selected items move to the
found items box.
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Note: When you select a weld in the selected items box, the weld is highlighted
in the Model Tree and in the graphics window.
4. Click OK. Selected welds are hidden (blanked) from the graphics window.
5. To unhide (unblank), click View > Weld Display > Unblank. The WELD
NAMES menu appears and all weld features currently hidden are listed.
6. Select the weld features to unhide (unblank) and click Done Sel. Selected
feature are no longer hidden.
Note:
o To unhide all hidden items, click View > Visibility > Unhide All.
o You can also hide (or unhide) welds from the Layer Tree by selecting the
layer containing welds, right-clicking, and selecting Hide.
o Click New, use the Color Wheel to define a color, and click Close.
Configuring WELDING
About Configuring Welding
You can customize the way you model parts by entering configuration file options
and their values in the Options dialog box (Tools > Options).
Welding Help provides a list of configuration options arranged in alphabetical order.
Each option contains the following information:
• Configuration option name.
• Default and available variables or values. All default values are in italic.
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2. Click the Show only options loaded from file check box to see currently
loaded configuration options or clear this check box to see all configuration
options. The configuration options display.
3. Select the configuration option from the list or type the configuration option
name in the Option box.
5. Click Add/Change. The configuration option and its value appear in the list. A
green status icon confirms the change.
6. When you finish configuring Welding, click Apply. The configuration options are
set.
add_weld_mp
yes, no
Defines if you calculate mass properties with or without welds.
yes—Welds are included when calculating mass properties.
no—Welds are excluded when calculating mass properties.
pro_weld_params_dir
<current working directory>, <directoryname>
Specifies the directory to search when a weld parameter file is needed.
weld_ask_xsec_refs
yes, no
Sets the display of X-section reference prompt when creating weld features.
yes—Prompts you for X-section references when creating weld features.
no—Does not prompt you for X-section references when creating weld features.
weld_color
1.000000 0.500000 0.000000, <red percentage> <green percentage> <blue
percentage>
Specifies the color to display welds created in Pro/ENGINEER 2000i and later. The
three decimal values in the range from 0 through 100 specify the percentages of red,
green, and blue (in this order) in the resulting color. For example, 0 0 49 specifies a
medium blue color.
weld_dec_places
3, <0-10>
Sets the default number of decimal places (0-10) to display in the weld parameters.
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weld_edge_prep_driven_by
part, assembly
Determines if the edge preparation feature is created in the part or the assembly
level and determines the level of edge preparation.
part—References are defined for the parts locally.
assembly—All the part level features use a common set of references.
weld_edge_prep_groove_angle
45.0, <user-defined degree value>
Specifies the initial default degree of the angle cut edge preparation.
weld_edge_prep_groove_depth
.25, <user-defined depth value>
Specifies the initial default groove depth for edge preparation.
weld_edge_prep_instance
yes, no
Controls whether a family table instance is created for edge preparation.
yes—Instances of the components (parts, assemblies, and subassemblies) that
receive edge preparation are created.
no—Instances of the components (parts, assemblies, and subassemblies) that
receive edge preparation are not created.
Note: If weld_edge_prep_instance is set to yes, weld_edge_prep_visibility is
set to instance, and the instance assembly is not active in any window, a new
window opens. You can add edge preparation features in that window.
The default options are set so that you can observe the application of the edge
preparation feature. Edge Preparation features can exist at the part or assembly
level, depending on your requirements. Specify if you want these features to be
family table instances or not.
weld_edge_prep_name_suffix
_noep, <user-defined suffix>
Specifies the suffix name for the instance that will be created during edge
preparation. Part name plus extension makes the instance name.
weld_edge_prep_root_open
.25, <user-defined root opening value>
Specifies an initial default value for the root opening edge preparation.
weld_edge_prep_visibility
generic, instance
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Sets the visibility of edge preparation features when the configuration option
weld_edge_prep_instance is set to yes.
generic—Edge preparation features are resumed in the generic and suppressed in the
instance.
instance—The edge preparation features are suppressed in the generic and resumed
in the instance.
Note: If weld_edge_prep_instance is set to yes, weld_edge_prep_visibility is
set to instance, and the instance assembly is not active in any window, a new
window opens. You can add additional edge preparation features in that window.
The default options are set so that you can observe the application of the Edge
Preparation feature. Edge Preparation features can exist at the part or assembly
level, depending on your requirements. Specify if you want these features to be
family table instances or not.
weld_notch_corner_radius
0.1Inch/2mm, <user-defined radius>
Specifies the initial default value for the weld notch corner radius. The default value
sets the initial weld notch corner radius to 0.1Inch or 2mm.
weld_notch_height
0.400000, <user-defined notch height>
Specifies the initial default value for the weld notch height.
weld_notch_radius
0.50000, <user-defined radius>
Specifies the initial default value for the weld notch radius.
weld_notch_width
0.500000, <user-defined width>
Specifies the initial default value for the weld notch width.
weld_ui_standard
ansi, iso
Specifies the standard for the welding user interface.
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Welding Rods
About Welding Rods
A welding rod, identified in the Model Tree by , provides the welding material
necessary to create a weld bead. A welding rod has a circular cross-section and
attributes, such as density, diameter, and length, which you pre-define.
Within a welding assembly, each welding rod is defined by its name and parameters.
Rod parameters are stored with the model. However, you can use and reuse welding
rods in any of your welding assemblies by storing the rod parameters in a .rod file in
your working directory.
You define and work with welding rods almost exclusively in the WELDING RODS
dialog box. First define (or retrieve) rods for the assembly and then assign a selected
rod to a weld. You can assign the same welding rod to multiple welds. From a weld
feature, you can change a rod assignment from the shortcut menu or edit the weld
feature definition to add or change a rod.
When you delete a rod that was assigned to a weld, you also need to delete the weld
that uses that rod. To avoid having to delete the weld, first unassign the rod and
then delete it.
3. In the Rod Name box, type the name (without spaces) for your rod and press
ENTER. The remaining rod parameters become available.
4. Type or select values for the remaining process parameters, defined below:
o Material—Material type.
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6. When you finish defining the welding rod, click Apply. The welding rod name
appears in the Rod List and in the Model Tree. In the Model Tree the welding rod
is represented by .
8. To edit an existing welding rod, select the rod from the Rod List, customize the
Rod Parameters, and click Apply.
10. To make changes to a welding rod, select the rod in the Model Tree, right-click,
and select Edit. The WELDING RODS dialog box opens. Repeat step 8.
Note:
• To remove a welding rod from the Rod List, select the welding rod in the list and
click or delete it directly from the Model Tree. When you delete a rod that
was assigned to a weld, you also need to delete the weld that uses that rod. To
avoid having to delete the weld, first unassign the rod and then delete it.
• To retrieve an existing rod stored to a file, click File > Open. The Open dialog
box opens. Select the appropriate .rod file and click Open.
• To obtain information on where a Welding Rod is used, select the Rod from the
Rod List, and click Info > Where Used. The INFORMATION WINDOW opens
and contains Rod Usage Information.
2. Select the rod name in the Rod List and follow the steps below:
If you are unassigning, assigned rods in the active assembly are in the
items found list.
b. Select the appropriate weld or welds and click . The selected items
move to the found items list.
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c. Click Close. Selected items are highlighted in the Model Tree and the
graphics window, and the Select dialog box opens.
d. Click OK in the Select dialog box to confirm your selection.
e. In the WELDING RODS dialog box, click Apply to assign or unassign the
rod.
3. Repeat step 2 until all rods are assigned or unassigned as required, and click
Done.
2. If you select Change Rod, the ROD SEL dialog box opens. Select the rod you
want to assign to the feature and click Ok.
Note: You can also select the Weld feature and click Edit > Weld > Change
Rod.
3. If you select Edit Definition, the <Weld Type> WELD dialog box opens.
a. Under Elements, click Weld Rod and Define. The ROD SEL dialog box
opens.
b. Select the rod you want to assign to the feature and click Ok.
c. From the <Weld Type> WELD dialog box continue to make additional
changes as required and click Define and OK.
2. Click Edit > Weld > Change Rod. The Search Tool dialog box opens. In the
items found list, all Weld features and their rod assignments are displayed.
3. Select the feature or features for which you want to change the welding rod and
click . Selected items move to the items selected list.
Note: Select only those features for which you want to assign the same rod.
6. Select the rod to which you want to assign the selected features and click Ok.
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You can use and reuse welding rods in any of your welding assemblies by storing the
rod parameters in a .rod file.
1. Click Tools > Weld > Rod. The WELDING RODS dialog box opens.
2. Select a welding rod from the Rod List and click one of the following:
o File > Save As—The Save a Copy dialog box opens. Type a new rod name
in the New Name box and click OK. The .rod file is saved and the rod
parameters are available for any of your welding assemblies
a. Click File > Open in the WELDING RODS dialog box. The Open dialog
box opens.
b. Select a .rod file and click Open. The welding rod appears in the Rod List.
Welding Processes
About Welding Process Parameters
A welding process is identified in the model tree by . By defining process
parameters you can streamline the creation of welding designs, ensure design
consistency, and save time.
Typically, you define your welding process parameters before you create any welding
features. However, you can assign and unassign welding process parameters at any
time in your design.
With the welding process parameters you can:
• Assign a machine type and indicate when and where to create the welding
feature.
You can further customize your welding process by assigning optional and user-
defined parameters.
Within a welding assembly, each welding process is defined by its name and
parameters. Process parameters are stored with the model. You can use and reuse
welding processes in any of your welding assemblies by storing the process
parameters in a .wpr file in your working directory.
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1. Click Tools > Weld > Process. The WELDING PROCESSES dialog box opens.
If you already defined one or more welding processes, the process names are
listed and the default process appears under Process Parameters. If this is the
first process you are defining or you are adding a process, go to step 2. If you
are editing an existing process, go to step 8.
2. Click .
3. In the Process Name box, type the name (without spaces) for your process and
press ENTER. The remaining process parameters become available.
4. Type or select values for the remaining process parameters, defined below:
o Finish—Finish type.
(Keep Backing)
(Remove backing)
o Back Weld Finish—Finish for the back weld. This parameter is only
is selected
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5. Click Optional and User Defined Parameters to add or delete user defined
welding parameters.
6. When you finish defining the welding process, click Apply. The welding process
name appears in the Process List and in the Model Tree. In the Model Tree, the
welding process is represented by .
8. To edit an existing welding process, select the rod from the Process List,
customize the Process Parameters, and click Apply.
10. To make changes to a welding process, select the process in the model tree and
click Edit. The WELDING PROCESSES dialog box opens.
Note:
• To remove a welding process, select the process from the Process List and click
• To retrieve an existing welding process stored to a file, click File > Open. The
Open dialog box opens. Select the appropriate .wrp file and click Open.
• To obtain information on where a welding process is used, click Info > Where
Used. The INFORMATION WINDOW opens and contains Process Usage
Information.
2. Select the process name in the Process List and follow these steps:
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If you are assigning, unassigned processes in the active assembly are in the
items found list.
If you are unassigning, assigned processes in the active assembly are in the
items found list.
b. Select the appropriate weld or welds and click . The selected items
move to the found items list.
c. Click Close. Selected items are highlighted in the Model Tree and the
graphics window, and the Select dialog box opens.
d. Click OK in the Select dialog box to confirm your selection.
e. In the WELDING PROCESSES dialog box, click Apply to assign or
unassigned the process.
f. Repeat step 2 as required and click Done when complete.
2. If you select Change Process, the PROCESS SEL dialog box opens. Select the
process you want to assign to the feature and click Ok.
Note: You can also select the Weld feature and click Edit > Weld > Change
Process.
3. If you select Edit Definition, the <Weld Type> Weld dialog box opens.
a. Under Elements, click Weld Process and Define. The PROCESS SEL
dialog box opens.
b. Select the process you want to assign to the feature and click Ok.
c. From the <Weld Type> WELD dialog box continue to make additional
changes as required, and click Define and OK.
2. Click Edit > Weld > Change Process. The Search Tool dialog box opens. All
Weld features and their process assignments are in the items found list.
3. Select the feature or features for which you want to change the welding process
and click . Selected items move to the items selected list.
Note: Select only those features for which you want to assign the same rod.
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6. Select the process to which you want to assign the selected features and click
Ok.
2. Select a welding process from the Process List and click one of the following:
o File > Save—The .wpr (process file) is saved to your working directory.
o File > Save As—The Save a Copy dialog box opens. Type a new process
name in the New Name box and click OK. The process parameters are
saved in a .wpr file and are available for any of your welding assemblies
Welding Parameters
About Welding Parameters
Welding parameters automate routine tasks to help streamline your welding design.
You can predefine some common feature geometry to ensure design consistency and
to save time.
Within a welding assembly, each welding parameter is defined by its name and its
type of parameter. Welding parameters are stored with the model, however, you can
use and reuse welding parameters in any of your welding assemblies by storing the
parameters in a .wpr file in your working directory.
You can divide welding parameters into the following categories:
• General—Predefines geometry and establish general welding feature behavior in
your assemblies.
You can further customize your welding assemblies by expanding the parameters
contained in the categories above by creating optional and user defined parameters.
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• You must substitute positive user-specific values for any negative default
parameter value.
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When you define parameters, you can include additional parameters or specify user-
defined parameters.
Fillet: L or L1xL2
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Spot: Diameter
rod.name
1 Groove Steel_Rod1 .4
2 Fillet Steel_Rod1 .3
3 Fillet Steel_Rod1 .4
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4 Groove Steel_Rod2 .2
2. Click weldasm from the list of parameter types and make any necessary
changes.
3. In the Name box, type a user-defined parameter or select a parameter from the
list.
7. To list all parameters in the INFORMATION WINDOW, click Info > Show.
From here you can see a brief description of each parameter, search through the
parameters, and if required, edit the file.
o Click File > Save or File > Save as to save to a .wpr file. You can then
use this set of parameters in the current or in a future weld session.
Note: You can also use the commands in the File and Action menus in the WELD
PARAMETERS dialog box to complete the above steps.
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• Measurement parameters.
When you access the Welding Parameters Info window, the relation that you entered
for the X_SECTION_AREA parameter is listed in the table. Values of the measurement
parameters can be viewed in the Model Info window.
2. Create an assembly surface feature using the Flat option with the profile of the
surface corresponding to the cross-section of the weld.
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3. Create an assembly Evaluate feature, measuring the area of this cross-sectional
quilt. Specify the name of the Evaluate feature (such as, X_SECTION_AREA).
X_SECTION_AREA:fid_weld_id = X_SECTION_AREA:fid_evalfeat_id
where:
6. If desired, you can put the flat surface on a layer and blank this layer.
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2. For the measurement parameter used in the relation, enter the following line:
parameter_name measure
where:
For example, you could add the following lines to the table in the WELD
PARAMETERS dialog box:
X_SECTION_AREA a*b/2*1.2
a measure
b measure
Note: The length of a relation is limited to a single line of text and you cannot use
conditional statements.
2. Click File > Open. The Open dialog box opens, listing available welding
parameter files.
3. Select the appropriate welding parameter file to use and click Open. If
parameters already exist, click Yes to overwrite them. The welding parameter file
is retrieved and assigned to your design.
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a. If you select Edit Parameters, the WELD PARAMETERS dialog box opens
listing parameters for the selected weld.
b. If you select Edit Definition, the <weld type> WELD dialog box opens.
Click Parameters and Define. The WELD PARAMETERS dialog box
opens, listing parameters for the selected weld.
Note: After selecting the weld, you can also click Edit > Weld > Edit
Parameters to open the WELD PARAMETERS dialog box.
a. Click File > Open from the WELD PARAMETERS dialog box. The Open
dialog box opens.
b. Select the appropriate welding parameter file to modify and click Open. If
parameters already exist, you are prompted to overwrite them.
c. Click Yes. The parameter file opens in the WELD PARAMETERS dialog
box.
4. Make modifications as appropriate.
5. Click OK.
Tip: You can also use Tools > Parameters to create or edit user-defined
parameters. See the topic To Create a Parameter in Fundamentals Help.
o To open the WELD DEFINITION dialog box, click Insert > Weld),
define the welding feature, and then click Optional and User-defined
Parameters.
Select a weld, right-click, and select Edit Definition. The <weld type>
WELD dialog box opens. Click Parameters.
Select a weld and click Edit > Weld > Change Parameters.
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4. Repeat steps 3-4 until you have added all the required Measurement parameters.
5. Click OK. Depending on which dialog box is open and how you accessed the
dialog box, one of the following occurs.
o From the WELD DEFINITION dialog box, the <weld type> WELD dialog
box opens and the REF OPTIONS menu appears. After you define the
references to the weld, and progress through the WLD PACEMENT and
DIRECTION menus, the Measurement element is automatically selected
and the MEASURE PARAM menu appears.
o From the WELD PARAMETERS dialog box when opened from Tools >
Weld > Parameters, the parameter is added but it is not yet assigned to
the model. The dialog box closes and you are not prompted for additional
information.
o From the WELD PARAMETERS dialog box when opened after selecting a
weld (right-click and select Edit Parameters, or Edit > Weld > Edit
Parameters), the MEASURE PARAM menu appears.
6. By Default, Create is selected on the MEASURE PARAM menu and the CREATE
MSR menu also appears. The Enter command and undefined measurement
parameters for the existing weld are listed on the CREATE MSR menu.
a. Click Enter.
b. In the message area, type the Measurement parameter name and click .
8. Click a user-defined Measurement parameter on the CREATE MSR menu. The
GET MEASURE menu appears with the following commands. Click the command
that defines the measurement you want to make:
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9. In the graphics window, select items to measure by following the prompts in the
Pro/ENGINEER message area. For measurements where you need to measure
between entities, specify the type of geometric reference by selecting Point,
Vertex, Plane, Axis, or Coord sys, and then select the reference item. After
providing all the necessary information, you receive a message such as
Measurement ;XYZParameter (Length = 90.8000) created successfully.
The current value of the parameter is given in parentheses.
10. Repeat steps 8 and 9 until you have defined all measurements. The CREATE
MSR menu is no longer visible.
Note: If you have undefined Measurement parameters you can select the weld,
right-click, and select Edit Parameters, or click Edit > Weld > Edit
Parameters to open the WELD PARAMETERS dialog box. Then add a
measurement parameter and click OK or just click OK. The MEASURE PARAM
menu appears.
2. Select the element Measurement. The MEASURE PARAM menu appears with
the following commands:
o Show—Shows the references for the selected measurement. From the SEL
MENU, select the parameter. The current value is displayed in the message
area.
3. Depending on the action you want to take, click the appropriate command from
the MEASURE PARAM menu and follow the prompts to complete the task.
4. Click Done.
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You define the following Welding features in the WELD DEFINITION dialog box:
Edge Prep (Edge Preparation)—Prepares edges for welding when parts and
assemblies require certain strength.
Weld—Joins metal parts with pressure or an intermediate filler metal with a high
melting point.
Notch—Creates a cut that enables your welds to cross assembly components
without interruption.
You can define one or more Welding features at a time. When defining multiple
features, you can create edge preparations, welds, and notches in a sequential order.
For Weld and Edge Prep features, you can create a single feature (Single), the
same weld on both sides of the metal wall (Symmetrical) or for the weld feature
only, separate welds on both sides of the metal wall (Unsymmetrical). Although
each Welding feature requires a different set of attributes and parameters, there are
some common themes between the three Welding features.
You define the welding environment to accurately create the weld in either the
factory or field. For example, if you are defining a Weld only:
• Select a rod. A rod provides the welding material necessary to create a weld
bead. You can use and reuse welding rods in any of your welding assemblies
• Select the geometry type for the weld. Both solid and light welding features
maintain all the necessary definitions and parameters. You can convert between
solid and light features for manufacturing and design purposes
• Clear or select the Create Family Table Instance check box. Welding features
belong to the assembly, not to the part. This option controls how and where edge
preparations, welds, and notches interact with the Family Table for your
assembly. If you choose to create a family table instance, you can customize the
instance name suffix and set the weld visibility to either the generic part or to
instances of the part and its assemblies. See Fundamentals Help for information
regarding Family Tables.
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Because light welding features geometry maintain all the necessary edge preparation
and weld parameters, you can quickly convert Light to Solid (and vice versa) for
manufacturing and design purposes. If your are creating a number of welds and edge
preparations in your model, consider creating (and keeping) all the welds and edge
preparations as light geometry and then converting them to solid as needed for
manufacturing.
Note:
• When using light edge preparations, be sure to note the information for the
Welding mass properties calculation (Info > Welding > Mass). The mass for
light edge preparation is not calculated automatically. Therefore, without user
action, the light edge mass is not considered in Mass calculations.
Preparing Edges
About the Edge Prep Welding Feature
Edge preparation consists of removing material along edges of metal surfaces. You
must prepare edges for welding when parts and assemblies require certain strength.
To achieve full welding penetration, you must cut the edges of the metal. The weld
replaces the removed material and makes a complete bridge between the joining
parts.
The following types of edge preparation are available:
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Edge preparation is only possible for certain weld types. For example, root opening
preparation is available for Square-Groove, V-Groove, Bevel-Groove, U-Groove, J-
Groove, Flare-V-Groove, and Flare-Bevel-Groove welds. Angle cut preparation is
available for V-Groove and Bevel-Groove welds.
2 Depth
3 Root Opening
1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
Note: You can also create welds and notches simultaneously with the edge
preparation:
o To join metals by applying heat or a filler metal with a high melting point,
or both, click the Weld check box.
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o Click the Create Family Table Instance check box to control welds in
Family Tables.
Type a suffix in the Instance Name Suffix box to apply a suffix to the
weld instances names.
Click Generic or Instance to set the weld visibility for either the generic
part or for family table instances,
Click Part to make the edge preparation dependent on the individual part.
o To control the edge preparation geometry in your design, set the Edge
Prep Geom Type:
Click Light to create the edge preparation without the solid geometry.
5. Define the type of edge preparation cut to create and how to offset the contact
surfaces:
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6. Depending on the type of edge preparation, specify the dimensions for offsetting
contact surfaces. Type values for the root opening, preparation depth,
penetration, and angle dimensions in the appropriate boxes.
8. Select the appropriate surfaces and references for the edge preparation and then
click Done Sel.
Note: If you do not see the feature in the model tree, click Settings > Tree Filters
and click the Features check box.
2. Right-click and select Edit. The Edge Prep Dims dialog box opens.
Note: You can also select the Edge Preparation feature, right-click, and select
Edit Definition. From the EDGE PREPARATION dialog box, select
Dimensions.
3. Type new values for any or all of the following. Depending on the type of Edge
Preparation, some options may not be available.
o Root Opening
o Angle
o Depth
4. Click OK.
Creating Welds
About the Weld Feature
A weld joins metals by applying heat or a filler metal with a high melting point, or
both. In Welding you create welds from parts opened in assembly mode. Welds are
created in a top-level assembly as an assembly feature. Welds and feature geometry
are represented as quilts with a high level of complexity.
Consider the following about the weld feature:
• A weld feature does not change geometry of welded components. Before you
proceed to welding, make sure components to be welded have appropriate
profiles.
• Adding a weld does not merge referenced components. When you retrieve a
component that was welded in an assembly, its geometry remains the same.
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• Welds are parametrically defined features. They are associative with the
referenced geometry and can be manipulated as other standard Pro/ENGINEER
features.
—Spot —Slot
Weld Identification
Each weld feature maintains a feature ID, a weld sequence ID, a welding rod,
welding parameters, weld type, and geometric references.
You define a weld from the WELD DEFINITION dialog box by selecting the weld
feature type (Fillet, Square-Groove, V-Groove etc.), the environment for the weld
feature type (Solid, Light, Intermittent. etc, ) and by adding parameters. Next, you
specify the weld location by referencing weld component geometry, using commands
from the REF OPTIONS and CHAIN menus. Commands available on these menus
during weld creation depend on the weld type you are creating.
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Fillet Welds
About Fillet Welds
A fillet weld is a right-triangular cross section joining two pieces of material at or
nearly perpendicular to each other. In the Model Tree a Solid Fillet Weld is
represented by and a Light Fillet Weld by .
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You can create continuous or intermittent fillet welds. When placing the weld, you
can locate the ends of the fillet weld with respect to the geometry of welded
components. Segments of an intermittent weld can be dimensioned between either
the centers or between the ends.
Intermittent welds can be linear or angular. Linear intermittent welds follow a linear
curve. Angular intermittent welds are only supported for cylindrical surfaces that are
perpendicular to the corresponding welded surface.
1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
2. Under Feature, click the Weld check box. Clear the Edge Prep and Notch
check boxes.
o Select Solid to create the solid weld geometry within the design.
o To control welds within Family Tables, click the Create Family Table
Instance check box. When selected, Instance Name Suffix and Weld
Visibility options appear:
To apply a suffix to the weld instance names, type a suffix in the Instance
Name Suffix box
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To set the visibility of the weld for either the generic part or for family table
instances, click either Generic or Instance
5. Under Weld Feature click (Fillet) and specify the weld dimensions:
o For an equal length fillet, click the Equal Length check box. The value of
Leg 1 will equal the value of Leg 2.
o For a fillet with unequal lengths, clear the Equal Length check box and
type the length dimensions for Leg 1 and Leg 2.
7. Click OK. The FILLET WELD dialog box opens and the REF OPTIONS,
FEATURE REFS, and Select menus appear. By default Surf-Surf (build the weld
face between the surfaces of two parts) and Add are selected. You are prompted
to select continuous surfaces from a set of components whose edges are being
welded.
8. In the graphics window, select a surface and on the FEATURE REFS menu click
Done Refs. You are prompted to select a continuous surface from another set of
components.
9. In the graphics window select another surface and click Done Refs. The WLD
PLACEMENT menu appears. By default, Entire Length (uses the entire length
of matching entities for the weld to follow) and Continuous (follows the entire
curve without spacing) are selected.
Note: You can define a weld as continuous or intermittent from the WLD
PLACEMENT menu or from the WELD DEFINITION dialog box.
10. Click Done to accept these defaults. Material Side is automatically selected in
the FILLET WELD dialog box and the DIRECTION menu appears. In the
graphics window, an arrow points to the direction in which the weld will be
created.
11. To toggle the direction, click Flip. When the direction is set, click Okay.
12. In the FILLET WELD dialog box, click OK. The solid Fillet Weld appears in the
graphics window and is listed in Model Tree. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box
reopens.
Note: If you do not see the feature in the Model Tree, click Settings > Tree
Filters and click the Features check box.
13. In the WELD DEFINITION dialog box create another welding feature or click
Cancel.
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You can create a single surface-surface fillet weld that extends across more than two
components. The following figure shows an example of a simple surface-to-surface
fillet weld that joins one plate with two others.
You can pick more than one continuous surface for each side of the weld. The
selected surfaces can lie on adjacent assembled components. Side 1 includes Plate 1,
and Side 2 includes Plates 2 and 3.
1 Plate 1
2 Plate 2
3 Plate 3
4 Continuous weld
2. Click OK. The FILLET WELD and Select dialog boxes open, and the CHAIN
menu appears. By default One By One (select individual curves or edges) and
Select are selected. In the message area you are prompted to select continuous
edges or curves for the symbol attachment. This attachment is used to calculate
weld length.
4. Click Done.
5. In the FILLET WELD dialog box, click OK. The light fillet weld appears in the
graphics window and in the Model Tree. Light fillet welds are represented in the
Model Tree by .
Note: If you do not see the feature in the model tree, click Settings > Tree
Filters and click the Features check box.
6. In the WELD DEFINITION dialog box create another welding feature or click
Cancel.
Note: You can toggle the display of lightweight welds from the Model Display
dialog box (View > Display Settings > Model Display) by selecting or clearing
the Weld check box.
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1. Follow steps 1-10 in To Create a Solid Fillet Weld except click the Intermittent
Weld check box. When you click the Intermittent Weld check box, the
following options appear. Use these options to define the number of, and spacing
scheme for, the intermittent weld segments:
o Pitch Dist—Specifies pitch distance for the intermittent weld. For angular
welds, the pitch distance value is degrees. If you select Pitch Dist, Num of
Welds is not available.
2. Click OK. The FILLET WELD dialog box opens and the REF OPTIONS,
FEATURE REFS, and Select menus appear. By default Surf-Surf (build the weld
face between the surfaces of two parts) and Add are selected. You are prompted
to select continuous surfaces from a set of components whose edges are being
welded.
3. In the graphics window, select a surface and on the FEATURE REFS menu click
Done Refs. You are prompted to select a continuous surface from another set of
components.
4. In the graphics window select another surface and click Done Refs. The WLD
PLACMENT menu appears. By default Linear, Entire Length (uses the entire
length of matching entities for the weld to follow) and Intermittent are selected.
5. Click Done to accept these defaults. You are prompted to enter the length of the
intermittent segments. The value displayed is the value you set for Seg Length
in the WELD DEFINITION dialog box.
Note: You can define a weld as continuous or intermittent from the WLD
PACEMENT menu or from the WELD DEFINITION dialog box.
6. Click to accept the value or type a new value and click . The WELD
SPACING menu appears. By default, whatever you typed or selected for
intermittent weld values in the WELD DEFINITION dialog box, are selected.
7. Click Done to accept these defaults, or make new selections and click Done.
Depending on what you selected, you are prompted for new values or to accept
the existing values.
8. Click to accept the value or type a new value and click . The DIRECTION
menu appears.
9. Click Flip to toggle the weld direction. When the direction is set, click Okay.
10. In the FILLET WELD dialog box, click OK. The intermittent fillet weld appears in
the graphics window and in the Model Tree.
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Note: If you do not see the feature in the Model Tree, click Settings > Tree
Filters and click the Features check box.
11. In the WELD DEFINITION dialog box create another welding feature or click
Cancel
Example A Example B
Fillet Weld of Two Plates Joined Fillet Weld of Two Plates, one of
with Tap-and-Slot Construction which has a Cutout on the Weld Edge
This example shows two plates in a This example shows two plates that make
"tap and slot" construction, secured contact along several discrete edges.
by a single fillet weld. There is Each contact segment corresponds to a
continuous metal-to-metal contact separate physical weld.
between the two surfaces along the
desired weld path. The system can After the system examines selected
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The following figure shows a weld created using the Entire Length option.
The following figure shows a weld created using the Set Ends option.
o Pitch Dist.—Specifies pitch distance for the intermittent weld. For angular
welds, the pitch distance value is degrees. If you select Pitch Dist, Num of
Welds is not available.
2. Click OK. The FILLET WELD dialog box opens and the CHAIN, and Select
menus appear. By default One By One (select individual curves or edges) and
Select are selected. You are prompted to select continuous edges or curves.
4. Click Done. The WLD PLACMENT menu appears. By default Linear, Entire
Length (uses the entire length of matching entities for the weld to follow) and
Intermittent are selected.
5. Click Done to accept these defaults. You are prompted to enter the length of the
intermittent segments. The value displayed is the value you set for Seg Length
in the WELD DEFINITION dialog box.
Note: You can define a weld as continuous or intermittent from the WLD
PACEMENT menu or from the WELD DEFINITION dialog box.
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6. Click to accept the value or type a new value and click . The WELD
SPACING menu appears. By default, whatever you typed or selected for
intermittent weld values in the WELD DEFINITION dialog box, are selected.
7. Click Done to accept these defaults, or make new selections and click Done.
Depending on what you selected, you will be prompted for new values or to
accept the existing values.
8. Click to accept the value or type a new value and click . The DIRECTION
menu appears.
9. In the FILLET WELD dialog box, click OK. The light fillet weld appears in the
graphics window as a segmented line and it is listed in the Model Tree.
Note: If you do not see the feature in the Model Tree, click Settings > Tree
Filters and click the Features check box.
10. In the WELD DEFINITION dialog box create another welding feature or click
Cancel.
Note:
o You can also create light, intermittent, Groove welds. The workflow is the
same as that for Fillet welds.
o You can toggle the display of lightweight welds from the Model Display
dialog box (View > Display Settings > Model Display) by selecting or
clearing the Weld check box.
ANSI ISO
Groove Butt
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Flare V-Groove
1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
Note: You can also create edge preparations and notches simultaneously with
the weld:
o To cut the edge of the metal to enable full welding penetration, click the
Edge Prep check box.
3. Under Combination, click one of the following to define how to create the weld
geometry:
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o To assign a rod to the weld, select a rod from the Rod list.
o To designate a specific welding process for the weld, select a process from
the Process list.
o Select Solid to create the solid weld geometry within the design.
o To control welds within Family Tables, click the Create Family Table
Instance check box. The Instance Name Suffix and Weld Visibility
options appear:
To apply a suffix to the weld instance names, type a suffix in the Instance
Name Suffix box.
To set the visibility of the weld for either the generic part or for family table
instances, click either Generic or Instance.
5. Under Weld Feature click the type of butt or groove weld to create:
—U-butt or u-groove
Note: For a Square-Groove, only Penetration and Root Opening are available.
8. Click OK. The GROOVE WELD or BUTT WELD dialog box opens and the REF
OPTIONS, CHAIN, and Select menus appear.
9. By default, Chain-Chain (build the weld face between the edges or curves of two
parts ), One By One (select individual curves or edges) and Select are selected.
You are prompted to select a continuous chain from a set of components that are
being welded.
10. On one side of the weld, select an edge that you want to weld to the second side.
Click Done.
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11. On the second side of the weld, select an edge that you want to weld to the first
side. Click Done. The DIRECTION MENU appears. In the graphics window, an
arrow points to the direction in which the weld will be created (the material side).
12. To toggle the direction, click Flip. When the direction is set, click Okay.
13. In the Groove WELD or BUTT WELD dialog box, click OK. The groove weld
appears in the graphics window and in the Model Tree and the WELD
DEFINITION dialog box reopens.
14. Create additional Welding features, or close the dialog box to exit this procedure.
Plug Welds
About Plug Welds
A plug weld joins the surface of a piece of material to another through a hole. The
hole may be partially or completely filled with the weld metal. In the Model Tree a
plug weld is represented by .
The following table shows the key dimensions of a plug weld.
Plug P - Penetration/height
D - Depth of a hole
PD - Plug diameter
MT - Material thickness
1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
Note: You cannot create a Plug weld when Edge Prep or Notch is selected.
o To assign a rod to the weld, select a rod from the Rod list.
o To designate a specific welding process for the weld, select a process from
the Process list.
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To create the solid weld geometry within the design, click Solid.
o To control the welding features in Family Tables, click the Create Family
Table Instance check box:
To apply a suffix to the weld instance names, type a suffix in the Instance
Name Suffix box
To set the visibility of the weld for either the generic part or for family table
instances, click either Generic or Instance.
6. Under Weld Feature, click and then type the appropriate weld dimensions in
the Plug Size and Depth boxes.
8. Click OK. The PLUG WELD and Select dialog boxes open and one of the
following appears:
a. Select side surfaces that will form a loop, and click Done Refs.
b. From the PLUG WELD dialog box, click OK. The Confirm window opens.
c. Either click Yes to establish the relation X_SECTION_AREA =
CALC_X_SECTION_AREA. or click No. If you do not want to be prompted
again, clear the Ask Next Time check box. The SETUP PLANE menu
appears.
d. Select a base plane for the Plug weld. The depth of the weld is measured
from the base plane. After you select the plane the DIRECTION menu
appears.
e. Specify the material side of the weld for the weld face. Click Okay to accept
the direction or click Flip, to change the direction
10. If you are creating a light Plug weld, specify the weld trajectory. Click Done.
11. From the PLUG WELD dialog box, click OK. The plug weld is created and the
WELD DEFINITION dialog box reopens. You can create additional welds or click
Cancel to exit.
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When defining a slot or plug weld, you need to set the base plane from which you
must measure the depth of the weld so you can locate the face of the weld.
In the next figure, an arrow indicates the direction in which the depth of the weld is
measured relative to the base plane.
1. Face of weld
3. Base plane
Slot Welds
About Slot Welds
A slot weld joins the surface of a piece of material to another through an elongated
hole. The hole may be open at one end and may be partially or completely filled with
weld metal. In the Model Tree a plug weld is represented by .
The following table shows the key dimensions of a slot weld.
Slot P - penetration/height
D - depth of a slot
MT - material thickness
SL - slot length
R - slot radius
1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
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Note: You cannot create a Slot weld when Edge Prep or Notch are selected.
Note: You cannot create a Slot weld when Symmetrical or Unsymmetrical are
selected.
o To assign a rod to the weld, select a rod from the Rod list.
o To designate a specific welding process for the weld, select a process from
the Process list.
To create the solid weld geometry within the design, click Solid.
o To control the welding features in Family Tables, click the Create Family
Table Instance check box:
To apply a suffix to the weld instance names, type a suffix in the Instance
Name Suffix box.
To set the visibility of the weld for either the generic part or for family table
instances, click either Generic or Instance.
6. Under Weld Feature, click and then type the weld Depth.
8. Click OK. The PLUG WELD and Select dialog boxes open and one of the
following appears:
a. Select side surfaces that will form a loop, and click Done Refs.
b. From the SLOT WELD dialog box, click OK. The Confirm window opens.
c. Either click Yes to establish the relation X_SECTION_AREA =
CALC_X_SECTION_AREA. or click No. If you do not want to be prompted
again, clear the Ask Next Time check box. The SETUP PLANE menu
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d. Select a base plane for the Slot weld. The depth of the weld is measured
from the base plane. After you select the plane the DIRECTION menu
appears.
e. Specify the material side of the weld for the weld face. Click Okay to accept
the direction or click Flip, to change the direction
10. If you are creating a light Slot weld, specify the weld trajectory. Click Done.
11. From the SLOT WELD dialog box, click OK. The Slot weld is created and the
WELD DEFINITION dialog box reopens. You can create additional welds or click
Cancel to exit.
Spot Welds
About Spot Welds
A spot weld is a joint (or weld) between two overlapping pieces of material.
Typically, spot welds are used for sheet metal.
To create spot welds, you reference datum points. You can select existing datum
points or create datum points in the process of routing the weld. There are two
methods of creating a spot weld:
• Define multiple locations for spot welds and create multiple welds in one
operation.
• Create a single spot weld and pattern it using the Pattern command.
The following table shows the key dimensions of the spot weld:
Spot P - Penetration/height
XA - Cross-section area
d1, d2 – Dimensions locating the center of
the spot weld
R - Radius of the spot weld is calculated as
follows:
R = √XA/Π
Spot welds display as circular surfaces. The diameter of the circle is calculated by the
system based on the value of the X_SECTION_AREA parameter entered by you when
defining weld parameters. To modify the size of the spot weld, you need to change
the X_SECTION_AREA parameter. You can set up a relation controlling the area of the
weld.
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1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
Note: You cannot create a Spot weld when Edge Prep or Notch are selected
Note: You cannot create a Spot weld when Symmetrical or Unsymmetrical are
selected.
o To assign a rod to the weld, select a rod from the Rod list.
o To designate a specific welding process for the weld, select a process from
the Process list.
To create the solid weld geometry within the design, click Solid.
o To control the welding features in Family Tables, click the Create Family
Table Instance check box:
To apply a suffix to the weld instance names, type a suffix in the Instance
Name Suffix box.
To set the visibility of the weld for either the generic part or for family table
instances, click either Generic or Instance.
6. Under Weld Feature, click and then type the appropriate weld dimensions in
the Spot Pitch, X-Section Area, and Penetration boxes.
7. Click Optional and User Defined Parameters to add or delete user defined
welding parameters.
8. Click OK. The SPOT WELDS dialog box opens and the SPOT REFS and WLD
SEL POINT menus appear.
9. Locate the weld by referencing datum points. Create or select datum points using
options in the WLD SEL POINT menu. Click Create to create datum points, or
Select to select existing datum points. Click Done/Return to confirm the
selection(s).
10. To add more points, click Add in the SPOT REFS menu.
11. After specifying all the necessary reference points, click Done from the SPOT
REFS menu.
12. Click OK from the SPOT WELDS dialog box. The spot weld is created.
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Note: After creating a single spot weld, you can pattern it using the Pattern
command.
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1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
o To join metals by applying heat or a filler metal with a high melting point,
click the Weld check box.
o To cut the edge of the metal to enable full welding penetration, click both
Weld and Edge Preparation check boxes.
3. If you click Weld, under Combination, define how to create the geometry for
any accompanying welds or edge preparations:
Note: You must select to create a Weld with the Notch for Single, Symmetrical
or Unsymmetrical to be available.
To create a notch on the instance with the defined name in Family Tables, click
the Create Family Table Instance check box:
o To apply a suffix to the weld instance names, type a suffix in the Instance
Name Suffix box.
o To set the visibility of the weld for either the generic part or for family table
instances, click either Generic or Instance.
Note: Generic creates a notch in the generic, and Instance keeps the original,
part geometry.
5. Under Notch Feature click the type of standard weld notch to create:
o —Round corner
o —Triangular corner
o —Rectangular corner
o —Rat hole
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o —Rectangular
o —User Defined
7. Using the WLD NOTCH TRAJ menu, define the weld notch trajectory by
selecting a reference weld or notch path. When the trajectory is set the
Intersected Comps dialog box opens.
8. Select the components the weld notch will intersect, using the options or buttons
listed below:
9. When the intersecting components are set click OK. You return to the
ASSEMBLY WELD NOTCH dialog box. Click OK. The weld notch is created.
1. Click or Insert > Weld. The WELD DEFINITION dialog box opens.
Note: You can also create welds and edge preparations simultaneously with the
weld:
o To joins metals by applying heat or a filler metal with a high melting point,
click the Weld check box.
o To cut the edge of the metal to enable full welding penetration, click both
Weld and Edge Preparation check boxes.
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3. If you click Weld, under Combination, define how to create the geometry for
any accompanying welds or edge preparations:
Note: You must create a weld with the notch for Single, Symmetrical or
Unsymmetrical to be available.
o To control the weld notch behavior in Family Tables, click the Create
Family Table Instance check box:
To apply a suffix to the weld notch instance names, type a suffix in the
Instance Name Suffix box.
To set the visibility of the weld notch for either the generic part or for
family table instances, click either Generic or Instance.
o To establish the weld notch's dependency define the Edge Prep Driven
by:
To make the weld notch dependent on the individual part, click Part.
5. Under Notch Feature click and then click OK. The ASSEMBLY WELD
NOTCH dialog box and a separate sketcher window open.
6. Sketch your custom notch shape. Be sure to include a coordinate system. The X
and Y planes define the section placement while the weld notch will be cut in the
direction of the Z axis. When the sketch is complete, click on the sketcher
toolbar.
7. Using the WLD NOTCH TRAJ menu, define the weld notch trajectory by
selecting a reference weld or notch path. When the trajectory is set the
Intersected Comps dialog box opens.
9. Select the components the weld notch will intersect, using the options or buttons
listed below:
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10. When the intersecting components are set click OK. You return to the
ASSEMBLY WELD NOTCH dialog box. Click OK. The weld notch is created.
Note: You can pattern Welds, but you cannot pattern Edge Preparations or Weld
Notches.
• Create design variations—To vary your welding design, you can suppress,
resume, and reorder welding features. Suppressing some welding features can
also reduce the regeneration and graphic load times for your design. If you
rearrange the sequence of regular Pro/ENGINEER features you might need to
reorder the corresponding welding features.
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To Pattern Welds
Spot welds are the only welds you can Dimension pattern, however, you can create
Reference patterns for all weld types.
1. In the Model Tree or the graphics window, select a weld.
Note: You can also select the weld and click Edit > Pattern.
Note: See Part help for information on the Pattern tool or use click and drag
to the Pattern user interface for context-sensitive help.
4. When you finish defining the pattern, click . The Pattern feature is listed in
the model tree. The first weld in the pattern is the original weld.
2. Right-click and select Edit. The number of welds in the selected pattern appears
in the graphics window.
3. Double-click the value box, type a new number, and press ENTER.
4. Click to regenerate the model. The number of welds in the pattern changes
in the Model Tree and in the graphics window.
2. To delete the Pattern feature but keep the original Weld feature, right-click and
select Delete Pattern. The assembly regenerates and the original weld remains,
but the pattern welds are deleted.
3. To delete the Pattern feature and all associated welds, including the original
weld:
a. Right-click and select Delete or click Edit > Delete. The original weld and
all patterned welds for the selected pattern are highlighted. You are
prompted to confirm the deletion.
Note: You can select the Pattern ( ) feature itself or any of the welds in
the pattern, including the original weld.
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b. Click Yes to confirm deletion. The Pattern feature and the original Weld
feature are deleted.
2. Right-click and select Edit Definition. Depending on the weld feature selected,
the <weldtype> WELD, EDGE PREPARATION, or NOTCH dialog box opens.
3. Select the Element you want to define or redefine. Depending on the Element
selected, you are prompted for additional information from the menus or dialog
boxes.
• Select an Edge Prep or Weld feature from the Model Tree and use the shortcut
menu command Convert.
• From the EDGE PREPARATION or <Weld Type> WELD dialog box, select the
Element, Geom Type and change the geometry type of the selected feature.
You can convert solid and light edge preparation geometry types from within parts
and assemblies. When you are working in an assembly with the Standard application
(Application > Standard) and are converting similar weld and edge preparation
features (light weld, light edge preparation), you must convert both features
simultaneously (solid weld, solid edge preparation). When you are working with a
part in the Standard application, you can convert separate types (solid weld, light
edge preparation). However, when you enter the Welding application after making
the conversion in the Standard application, you receive a warning message
suggesting that you manually convert to resolve the discrepancy.
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Solid Edge Convert the edge The light weld can stay the
Preparation with a preparation to light same, as it inherits the
Lightweight Weld and keep the light references of the new light
weld. edge preparation.
2. Under Convert To, select the type of geometry conversion you want to make:
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Note:
o If there are any solid weld features in your assembly, Convert To defaults
to Light. If there are only solid weld features in your assembly, Convert
To defaults to Solid.
o You can convert multiple Welding features, if they are the same welding
feature type and geometry type.
3. Under Filter, Weld Features is selected. All welding features available for the
conversion type selected, including Edge Preparation features, are in the
Feature list.
4. To list only Edge Preparation features double-click the Edge Preps check box.
Selecting and clearing the Edge Preps check box toggles the display to include
or not include Edge Preparation features.
6. Select the weld or edge preparation features to convert from either the Feature
list or click one of the following:
7. After selecting the features to convert, click Convert. The features are
converted.
Note:
o If you receive a warning message indicating that a feature cannot
automatically convert, click Manual Convert and redefine the feature for
the new type of geometry. You may also receive this message if you use
the Convert command in the shortcut menu.
o Sym Attachment is a required element for a Light weld. When you convert
from a solid fillet weld, for example, you must define this element before
continuing with the conversion.
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• Both Sides—Combines two welds on both sides of the joint into one weld.
Note: All reinforced welds can also be both-sided, but not all both-sided welds are
reinforced.
You can combine up to four individual welds into a compound weld. The following
figure shows possible combinations of compound welds.
You can automatically show welding symbols for certain types of compound welds.
Supported symbols for Reinforced and Both Sides welds are listed below:
• Reinforced—(a Fillet weld is always a reinforced weld)—Square-Groove, Bevel-
Groove, Flared-Bevel-Groove, and J-Groove.
To Combine Welds
1. Click Edit > Weld > Combine. The COMBINE OPTS menu appears.
2. Specify how you want to combine welds and then click Done:
o Both Sides—Combines two welds on both sides of the joint into one weld.
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The Search Tool dialog box opens. By default, the Look for and Look by values
are set to Feature. Look in is set to the current model, and Type is set to the
Category Welding.
3. Click Find Now. Uncombined welds in the current assembly are listed in the
items found list.
4. In the items found list, select the first weld to combine with another weld and
click . The weld name moves to the items selected list.
6. Select the second weld to combine with another weld and click . The weld
name moves to the items selected list.
7. Click Close. The dialog box closes and message confirming the two welds are
combined appears in the message area.
To Uncombine Welds
Uncombining causes all associated welds in the combined weld to become
independent, and each weld restores its own sequence ID.
1. Click Edit > Weld > Uncombine. The Search Tool dialog box opens. By
default, the Look for and Look by values are set to Feature. Look in is set to
the current model, and Type is set to the Category Welding.
2. Click Find Now. Combined welds in the current assembly are listed in the items
found list.
3. Select a weld in the items found list to uncombine and click . The weld
moves to the items selected list
4. Click Close. The Search Tool dialog box closes and a message appears
confirming that the weld is uncombined.
Note: When you uncombine a weld you select only one weld from the items
found list to move to the items selected list. When you click Close, the weld
combined with the selected weld is also removed.
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It is important to keep your weld information in mind, especially with respect to light
edge preparations and your mass properties calculation. While the light edge
preparations do not display solid geometry in your design, they can have a
significant effect on the design's mass properties measurement.
The length and mass of rods is measured using the following criteria:
• Total rod length is the sum of the lengths of the specified rods. Length is
computed by summing the lengths of the particular rods used by all the welds in
the assembly.
• Total rod mass is the sum of the mass of the specified rods. Mass is computed by
summing the mass of the particular rods used by all the welds in the assembly.
The information produced for general weld information, weld and rod length, weld
and rod mass, and bills of material is written to .dat files in your working directory.
2. Right-click and select Info > Feature. The Pro/ENGINEER browser opens and
the feature information appears.
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2. If you select Weld or Parameters, the Search Tool dialog box opens and the
Select menu appears.
a. Search for and select a weld from the Search Tool dialog box or click
Close to close the Search Tool dialog box and select the weld on the
Model Tree, or from the graphics window.
b. On the Select menu, click OK. An INFORMATION WINDOW containing
weld information or the current parameters setup, opens.
3. If you select Length or Mass, the Search Tool dialog box opens and the Select
and WLD INF TYP menus appear.
a. On the WLD INF TYP menu, select either Sel Weld or Sel Rod. If you
select Sel Weld, the Search Tool dialog box opens. If you select Sel Rod,
the ROD NAMES menu appears.
b. For Sel Weld, search and select the weld for which you want length or
mass information or click Close to close the Search Tool dialog box and
select the weld on the Model Tree, or from the graphics window. On the
Select menu, click OK. The INFORMATION WINDOW containing the
current weld length or mass information opens.
c. For Sel Rod, click the <rod name> check box for which you want
information and click Done Sel. The INFORMATION WINDOW opens and
contains the length or mass information for the selected rod.
Note:
Total rod mass is the sum of the mass of the specified rods. Mass is
computed by summing the mass of the particular rod used by all the welds
in the assembly.
Total rod length is the sum of the lengths of the specified rods. Length is
computed by summing the lengths of the particular rod used by all the
welds in the assembly.
Note: You can also get information about welding rods, processes, and parameters
from the Info menus in the WELDING RODS, WELDING PROCESSES and WELD
PARAMETERS dialog boxes. Click Tools > Welding.
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To analyze a FEM model and review the results of analysis, you need licenses for
Pro/MESH and Pro/FEM-POST.
• Add and delete as many notes and entities as you want and place new ones in
any group (or in no group at all).
• Move the origin position for Left Leader and Right Leader or add other leader
types.
You can label your welding features with either ANSI or ISO weld symbol standards.
The weld_symbol_standard configuration option in the Detail module enables you to
set the symbol support for your drawings.
The following weld symbols are supported in ISO:
• Non-grooved—Fillet, plug, slot, and spot
Note: For bevel and v-symbols, if root_open is more than zero, the "steep"
version of the symbol is used. If prep_depth is less than material thickness, the
broad version is used.
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o Show All—Shows all the symbols in the drawing. Each welding symbol is
displayed only once.
4. Use the Options and Preview tabs to define when and what symbols will
display. After you have set the criteria for your welding symbol display, the
symbols appear in your drawing.
• If you add new variable text or change the name of an existing piece of variable
text, the new name must be the same as that of an existing variable text in the
original.
• The height type of the symbol instance must be the same in the new symbol as it
was in the original.
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• The Left Leader and Right Leader placement types must both exist in the new
weld symbol.
2. Copy the new user-redefined symbol into the system weld library.
5. Type the name of the destination directory (offset from the symbol root
directory) and click . The weld symbol is stored.
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A environment welding parameters ....15
ANSI F
B notch........................................54
C overview ...................................36
converting G
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L rod...........................................20
M creating ....................................48
N changing ...................................16
P R
parameters rods
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spots notches.....................................54
replacing...................................69 welds
welding
ANSI ........................................67
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