Weld Add ( Modeling > w w )

Tool summary :

• Welds the first material that you select to the next material or materials that you select.
• If, on the Weld Add(s) window, you set the " Weld type " to ' Bevel groove ' or ' V groove ', then the options " Perform chamfer " " Chamfer depth " become enabled.
• See (on this page):
  
  
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • To undo a chamfer operation

Also see :

VIDEO A stiffener plate is welded to a beam using Model > Weld > Add . The result is shown on the member detail. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2016.)

VIDEO Welds for a column to base plate are deleted and replaced with welds that are added manually by the user.You can get welds in the Drawing Editor from Modeling , but making changes to those welds in the Drawing Editor changes the drawing only. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2016.)

• A solid form (materials to weld must be displayed in)
• Model completed (setting this date prevents members from being welded to)
• Weld Add Layout (another way to add welds in Modeling )
• Weld Add Path Options (opened with Model > Weld > Add )
• Weld Add(s) window (opened with Model > Weld > Add )
• Perform chamfer (option on the Weld Add(s) window)
• Detail Members (generates weld symbols on details)
• Weld Add (to add weld symbols in the Drawing Editor )

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   Step-by-step instructions

Preselection versus in-tool selection: This example shows the preselection of a material in Select Items mode, then the invocation of Weld Add . 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. Also, if you invoke Weld Add from a mode, steps 1 and 2 are combined. The following instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse and that your mouse bindings are similar to those in the illustrations.

	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 .
	3 . Select one or more materials to weld to, then press the Enter key. The selected materials are displayed in the " Secondary selection color " (blue).
	4 . Make the entries that you want to the Weld Add Path Options window, then press " OK " to continue.
	5 . The status line prompts, " Select any new weld(s) you don't want ." Hold down the Shift key and left-click ( Select + ) to select the welds, then press Enter .
	6 . On the Weld Add(s) window, you can make adjustments to the weld's weld symbol, etc..
	7 . If multiple welds are created, you can select them for adjustment by using the VCR buttons on the Weld Add(s) window. Press " OK " to continue.
	8 . Weld Add gives you " Options " for changing like materials, and you may also get a warning. Press " OK " to continue.
	9 . The materials are welded per the selections of weld segments you made in step 5 and the entries you made to windows that opened in steps 4, 6 and 8.

Note 1: To invoke Weld Add ...

Method 1 : Click the Weld Add 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 .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Weld Add 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 . The default keyboard shortcut for Weld Add is w w .

Method 6 : With Weld Mode mouse bindings active, first place the mouse pointer ( ) on the material you want to weld, then middle-click ( Add ).

Note 3: Instead of pressing the Enter key in step 3 or step 5, you can right-click ( Menu ) and choose " OK " on the context menu.

bindings , steps 1, 3, 5

Note 4: The " Minimum weld length " and " Maximum gap " are available when you add welds, but they are not available on the Edit Weld(s) window.

Note 5: If you press "Cancel" instead of " OK " on the windows that open in steps 4, 6 and 8, the operation ends without any welds being added.

Note 6: For plug welds, you must have plug weld holes in the material first.

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   To undo a chamfer operation :

When you Weld Add , you can optionally perform a " Perform chamfer " operation if the " Weld type " is ' Bevel groove ' or ' V groove '. These instructions tell you how to undo that operation.

1 . Open the chamfered material's edit window ( 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 edge 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.

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