The Weld Design Settings window ( Job Settings )
Show weld length on weld symbol " was moved to this window from Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing Symbol Settings because the option no longer directly applies to auto detailing. Whether or not weld length is shown on a weld symbol is set when the weld is created in Modeling and can be overridden on the Edit Weld (s) window by setting the weld " Length " to be shown (
) or not shown (
). Auto detailing then applies the choice that is made in Modeling .
- The Job Options that you can set on this window apply to the connection design of welded connections.
- Choices made here also apply when " Cope shop weld " or " Cope field weld " is selected on the Beam Edit window. You can use "
End preparations " on the Beam Edit window to override certain Weld Design Settings applied to beams.
Also see :
- Process & Create Solids (selections here applied during)
- Moment connections (most selections on this window apply to)
- Rolled section end settings (override some weld design settings)
- Setup for moment connections (index)
To open Weld Design Settings :
Method 1 : . Home > Project Settings > Job > Design > Weld Design Settings .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , choose Settings > Job Settings > Weld Design Settings (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut , or click the icon.
Password protection: If a password has been set using the Change Setup Password utility, you can open this window only if you first enter that exact password.
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AWS ' stands for American Welding Society.
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Weld material tensile strength (ksi or MPa) : The tensile strength of the weld material. Connection design checks this value to ensure that appropriate welding equipment is being used for shop welding of welded connections.
For example, if you are using an AISC " Connection design method ," then connection design generates the end connection failure message " Minimum weld metal ten. strength is 70 ksi ; 483 MPa " for shear tab connections whose " Weld material tensile strength " is less than 70 ksi (483 MPa).
Units: Be sure to make your entry is in kips/sq. inch (ksi) if you are using ' Imperial ... ' dimensioning, in MPa if you are using ' Metric ' dimensioning.
Weld electrode type: The electrode type entered here appears on the Connection Design Calculations and Expanded Connection Design Calculations reports but does not directly affect the connection design .
Perform chamfer for user welds by default: 
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Perform chamfer ... |
Perform chamfer ... |
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" Perform chamfer " is checked on the Add Weld window when the appropriate " Weld type " is selected.
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" Perform chamfer " is not checked on the Add Weld window when a ' Bevel groove ' or ' V groove ' weld is selected.
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Show weld length on weld symbols: or .. This option sets whether or not weld length is shown on a weld symbol when the weld referenced by that weld symbol is created in Modeling . The choice made here can be overridden on the Edit Weld (s) window by setting the weld " Length " to be shown ( ) or not shown ( ). Auto detailing then applies the choice that is made in Modeling . In Drawing Editor , you can override the choice made here on a per-drawing basis by opening the drawing you want to change then applying the appropriate per-drawing setup override ( Settings > Drawing Settings > ... ), then saving your changes when you exit the drawing and then, the next time you Detail Members with templates , selecting that member and detailing.
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Advanced Selection: Show Weld Length
Parametric module: ShowWeldLength
Per-drawing setup override for detailing with templates: " Show weld length on weld symbols "For field welds on erection view drawings: A " Show field weld lengths " option can be found on the Detail Erection View window.
------ Moment connections ------
| These settings apply to ' Welded ' moment connections whose " Re-entrant cut " is set to ' Alternate #3 ' or ' Alternate #1 '. They also may apply to a welded moment " Seismic ... " connection if the local shape file's " Seismic Access Hole " designation is ' None ' for the beam's " Section size ." |
Weld gap for field welds: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the end of the beam flange to the face of the supporting column.
Effect on connection design: Connection design applies this weld gap to ' Welded ' moment connections on wide flange beams that frame to tube or wide flange columns. If the option to round material lengths to the nearest quarter of an inch was selected in Detail Members/Fabrication Options , that option is overridden on beams with moment connections. These members must have exact lengths.
Re-entrant cut radius: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the web to where the re-entrant cut intersects with the flange.
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r = re-entrant cut radius. |
Effect on connection design: The radius entered here is used by connection design when creating a "rat hole" on a wide flange beam with a ' Welded ' moment connection that frames to a tube or wide flange or welded plate wide flange or welded plate box column when the " Re-entrant cut type " on the Beam Edit window is ' Standard '. It also applies when the " Re-entrant cut type " on the Beam Edit window is ' Automatic ' and ' Alternate #3 ' is selected as the " Re-entrant cut " on this window.
Root face dimension: The desired root face distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that defines how much of the flange is clipped on welded moment connections.
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t = root face dimension. |
Effect on connection design: The root face dimension entered here is used in by connection design when creating a ' Welded ' moment connection on a wide flange beam that frames to a tube or wide flange column.
Web setback dimension: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) from the beam web to the face of the supporting member minus the weld gap .
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s = moment connection web setback. |
Effect on connection design: The web setback entered here is used by connection design when creating a ' Welded ' moment connection on a wide flange beam that frames to a tube or wide flange column.
Groove angle: A number of degrees ( 0 to 90 ) specifying the angle at which the flange of the beam is cut for welded moment connections. This applies when " Groove angle " is set to ' Automatic ' in the " Moment " leaf on the Beam Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections .
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Alternate #1 re-entrant cut radius: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied as a minimum when ' Cope field weld #1 ' or ' Cope shop weld #1 ' is selected as the " Top/bottom flange operation " on the Rolled Section Material window. It also applies when the " Re-entrant cut type " on the Beam Edit window is ' Alternate 1 '. Also see: " Re-entrant cut " (on this window).
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r = Alternate #1 re-entrant cut radius. |
Alternate #1 re-entrant cut length: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied as a minimum when ' Cope field weld #1 ' or ' Cope shop weld #1 ' is selected as the " Top/bottom flange operation " on the Rolled Section Material window. It also applies when the " Re-entrant cut type " on the Beam Edit window is ' Alternate 1 '. Also see: " Re-entrant cut " (on this window).
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l = Alternate #1 re-entrant cut length. |
Alternate #1 re-entrant cut depth: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied as a minimum when ' Cope field weld #1 ' or ' Cope shop weld #1 ' is selected as the " Top/bottom flange operation " on the Rolled Section Material window. It also applies when the " Re-entrant cut type " on the Beam Edit window is ' Alternate 1 '. Also see: " Re-entrant cut " (on this window).
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d = Alternate #1 re-entrant cut depth. |
Alternate #1 flange flush length: The distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied as the default for the " Flange flush length " field when ' Cope field weld #1 ' or ' Cope shop weld #1 ' is selected as the " Top/bottom flange operation " on the Rolled Section Material window. It also applies when the " Re-entrant cut type " on the Beam Edit window is ' Alternate 1 '. Also see: " Re-entrant cut " (on this window) and ' Cope field weld #1 ' and ' Cope shop weld #1 ' (on the Beam Edit window).
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fl = Alternate #1 flange flush length. |
Re-entrant cut: Alternate #3 or Alternate #1 . This sets the design for the re-entrant cut on beams with welded moment connections when ' Automatic ' is selected for " Re-entrant cut " under " Moment " options on the Beam Edit window or at Home > Project Settings > Job > User Defined Connections . Refer to the AISC Thirteenth Edition , pg. 16.1-328.
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When " Re-entrant cut " is ' Automatic ' . . .
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Setup options on this window for " Root face dimension " and " Web setback dimension " and " Groove angle " apply to both ' Alternate #3 ' and ' Alternate #1 '.
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Cut type: Perpendicular to web angle or Parallel to flange . This applies when the " Re-entrant cut " under " Moment " options on the Beam Edit or User Defined Connections window is set to ' Alternate #3 ' (or to ' Automatic ' with " Re-entrant cut " on this window set to ' Alternate #3 '). It also applies when the " Top/bottom flange operation " is ' Cope shop weld #3 ' or ' Cope field weld #3 '.
' Perpendicular to web ' 
' Parallel to flange ' 
' Perpendicular to web angle ' makes the re-entrant cut perpendicular to the world.
' Parallel to flange ' makes the re-entrant cut parallel to the beam's flange.
Note: These two choices produce different results on a sloping beam, which is bevel cut. Both choices produce the same results on a square-cut beam.
Also see: " Cope cut type " (for ' Cope plain ' end preparation operations).
Minimum for job: The minimum weld size (a distance in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied to welded connections.
Maximum for non strength connections: The maximum weld size (a distance in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied to auto base/cap plates , or user base/cap plates and to butt plates for column splices.
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Column-to-base/cap plate welds can be specified for various faces on a column. This is done using the " Column Plate Welds " (  ) connection design locks. The locks can override the maximum that is entered here.
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For auto base/cap plates, connection design applies a weld size that is greater than or equal to the " Minimum for job " and less than or equal to the " Maximum for non strength connections ." After the connection has been designed, users can change the weld size using connection design locks.
For user base/cap plates, connection design uses one or more " Weld size " that is specified on the Base / Cap Plate Weld Options window , which opens by pressing the " Welds ... " button on the Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > Base / Cap Plate Schedule . When the " Weld size " is set to zero (' 0 '), connection design applies a weld size that is greater than or equal to the " Minimum for job " and less than or equal to the " Maximum for non strength connections ." After the connection has been designed, users can change the weld size using connection design locks.
For seal welds, which are non-strength welds, weld size is set using " Seal weld size ."
Maximum field weld for HSS braces: The maximum weld size (a distance in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied to a pipe/tube vertical brace whose " Pipe/tube end-fitting " is set to ' Welded '. This field weld is shown in the Connection Design Calculations Report and Expanded Connection Design Calculations Report and in the model.
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3D field welds are generated in the 3D model. In pre-2015 versions of SDS2 programs, only shop welds were shown in the model. |
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------ Weld pattern ------
On base plate: Two faces or All faces or All faces (with seal) or All around . This applies when ' Automatic ' is set for " Weld pattern " on an auto base plate.
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' Two faces ' shop welds two opposite faces of the column to the base plate. For a wide flange, the outside face of one flange is welded, and the inside faces (NS & FS) of the other flange are welded.
' All faces ' shop welds all faces except thickness edges and fillets and HSS corners. For HSS rectangular sections, only the outside faces are welded. For wide flange, both inside and outside faces are welded.
' All faces (with seal) ' gives the same results as for ' All faces ', except that thickness edges and fillets and HSS corners are seal welded. " Seal weld size " (here, in Weld Design Settings ) sets the weld size for the seal welds.
Seal weld symbol ' All around ' instructs connection design to shop weld around all faces of the column, including the thickness edges and fillets of a wide flange and the round corners of an HSS rectangular (tube).
Weld symbol like you get for ' All around '. Connection design locks: Column Plate Welds (
Auto base/cap plate: Weld pattern ( Connection specifications )
User base/cap plate: Weld all around , etc ( Connection specifications )
On cap plate: Two faces or All faces or All faces (with seal) or All around . This applies when ' Automatic ' is set for " Weld pattern " on an auto cap plate.
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When ' Automatic ' is selected in "
' Two faces ' shop welds two opposite faces of the column to the cap plate. For a wide flange, the outside face of one flange is welded, and the inside faces (NS & FS) of the other flange are welded.
' All faces ' shop welds all faces except thickness edges and fillets and HSS corners. For HSS rectangular sections, only the outside faces are welded. For wide flange, both inside and outside faces are welded.
' All faces (with seal) ' gives the same results as ' All faces ' , except that thickness edges, fillets and HSS corners are seal welded. " Seal weld size " (here, in Weld Design Settings ) sets the weld size for the seal welds.
Seal weld symbol ' All around ' instructs connection design to shop weld around all faces of the column, including the thickness edges and fillets of a wide flange and the round corners of an HSS rectangular (tube).
Weld symbol for ' All around '. Connection design locks: Column Plate Welds (
Auto base/cap plate: Weld pattern ( Connection specifications )
User base/cap plate: Weld all around , etc ( Connection specifications )
Seal weld size: The weld size (a distance in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) to be applied to seal welds on base plates or cap plates. This applies to both auto base/cap plates and user base/cap plates . In the weld symbol shown below, this weld size is 1/8.
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Seal weld symbol |
Seal welds for auto base plates are generated by connection design when the weld pattern " On base plate " (on this window) is set to ' All faces (with seal) ' and, in the model, ' Automatic ' is set for " Weld pattern " on an auto base plate.
Seal welds for auto cap plates are generated by connection design when the weld pattern " On cap plate " (on this window) is set to ' All faces (with seal) ' and, in the model, ' Automatic ' is set for " Weld pattern " on an auto cap plate.
For user base / cap plates, Home > Project Settings > Job > Connections > Base / Cap Plate Schedule > press the " Welds " button > " Seal welds " can override the choice made here on a per-schedule-entry basis. If " Seal welds " under "
Connection specifications " for a user base/cap plate is set to ' Yes ', this is the seal weld size that will be used. If that same option is set to ' Automatic ', the seal weld size comes from the appropriate line on the Base / Cap Plate Schedule .
To close the Weld Design Settings window :
"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Weld Design Settings window and saves the settings on it to the Job Settings file in your current Job .
Note: If you have made changes to this window and want to ensure design consistency throughout your current Job, you should mark for processing (or Process Selected ) all members in your current Job, then Process and Create Solids .
"Cancel" (or the Esc key or the 
button) closes this window without saving any changes made to it.
"Reset" undoes all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.