Weld Add Layout

Weld Add Layout ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Lets you lay out a weld path, for example, along the edge of a material, or where two materials abutt, or even on the face of a material.
By default, Weld Add Layout lets you select any point along the path of the to-be-welded material instead of your having to select a particular Locate option.
A " Perform chamfer " operation can be performed when the " Weld type " is ' Bevel groove ' or ' V groove '.
Change Options are provided for like materials.
You cannot add a weld to a member that has its " Model completed " date set.
See (on this page):

Also see :

A solid form (materials to weld must be displayed in)
Add Weld window ( Weld Add Layout opens)
Perform chamfer (option on the Add Weld window)
ONPL (point locator icon for Weld Add Layout )
Add Weld (another way to add welds in Modeling )
Detail Members (generates weld symbols on details)
Weld Add (to add weld symbols in the Drawing Editor )

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Examples of weld layouts :

Weld Add Layout does not require that you add the weld path to the edge of the material. In this example, three weld paths were drawn on a plate, in the form of the characters "S" "1" and "5."

Weld Add Layout can add a weld to a single material (the to-be-welded material, selected in step 1 ). You can optionally select a material to weld to -- see step 2 .

Step-by-step instructions :

The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse and that your mouse bindings are similar to those in the illustrations. A material needs to be displayed in a solid form before it can be selected.

Preselection versus in-tool selection: This example shows the preselection of a material in Select Items mode, then the invocation of Weld Add Layout . In-tool selection (using Select One Item mode) takes place when you do not do step 1 or select items other than just one material in step 1.

Select One Item bindings

A point locator named ONPL (on polygon line) automatically becomes active when you start doing an Weld Add Layout . In earlier versions of Weld Add Layout , if you switched to a different point locator, you could not switch back to ONPL . Now, if you put this icon onto your toolbar, you can switch back to ONPL . In Toolbar Configuration , the icon can be found under the " Command group " called ' Locate '.

	1 . Place the mouse pointer ( ) on the one material you want to weld, then left-click ( Select ). It changes to the " Primary selection color " (green).
	2 . Invoke Weld Add Layout .
	3 . Optionally press the `Esc` key (right-click, choose " Cancel ") to skip this step. Or Select one or more materials to weld to, then press the `Enter` key. The selected materials (if you selected them) are displayed in the " Secondary selection color " (blue).
	4 . Left-click ( Locate ) points to define the weld segments the you want in the weld layout. Corner Rounding allows welding of curved edges -- ignore it if you want corners. Middle-click ( OK ) when done defining the weld path.
	5 . On the Add Weld window, enter the settings that you want applied to the weld. In this example, a " Perform chamfer " operation is selected along with a weld size and a weld type.
	6 . Left-click ( Yes ) to accept the chamfer. Right-click ( No ) if you want the weld only, without the chamfer.
	7 . Weld Add Layout gives you a warning, and you may also get " Options " for changing like materials.
	8 . Weld Add Layout welds the materials per settings on the Add Weld window. In this example, a chamfered edge is generated along with the bevel groove weld.

Note 1: Ways to invoke Weld Add Layout :

Method 1 : Click the Weld Add Layout icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Weld ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Weld > Add Layout .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Weld Add Layout can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

Note 2: Instead of pressing the Enter key in step 3, you can right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the context menu.

Note 3: Weld Add Layout can be done by selecting a single material (the " Primary selection " shown in green). Making a " Secondary selection " (shown in blue) is optional.

Note 4: By default, Weld Add Layout lets you select any points along the edge of the selected material (or materials, if a secondary selection was made). You must left-click ( Locate ) at least two points. You can, additionally, locate many more points. Locate options can optionally be used for point location if, for example, you do not want the weld on the edge of the material.

Note 5: The " Minimum weld length " and " Maximum gap " and " Perform chamfer " and " Chamfer depth " are available only on the Add Weld window (step 5). They are not on the Edit Weld window.

To undo a chamfer operation :

1 . Open the chamfered material's edit window (e.g., double-click the material, or hover the material and right-click ( Menu ) and choose " Edit Other " on the context menu ).

1a : Press the " OK " button at the bottom of the material edit window.

2 . A yes-no dialog opens. On it is the question, "Do you want to regenerate this material to clear user modified material operations?

2a : Press the " Yes " button.

3 . The Change All Options window opens. On it is a " Warnings " list and " Options ."

3a : Optionally select the " Options " you want, then press the " OK " button.

4 . The material is regenerated per settings on its edit window. In other words, the chamfered corner goes back to being squared.

Note: If other pieces with the same submaterial piecemark exist in the 3D model and you selected the appropriate " Options ," then other materials are also regenerated as specified on the edit window.