About Welding Symbols

Welding Symbols

This subtopic provides more information about how to define primary welding symbols, complementary symbols and finish symbols to create the welding symbol.

You can add the following welding symbols according to the dedicated standard.

Weld Type


Name	AWS	ISO	JIS
Square butt weld
Singe-V butt weld
Single-bevel butt weld
Single-V butt with broad root face	NA		NA
Single-bevel butt with broad root face	NA		NA
Single-U butt weld
Single-J butt weld
Fillet weld
Corner Flange weld		NA
Edge Flange weld		NA
V Flare weld
HV Flare weld
Spot weld			or
Back weld
Steep-flanked single-bevel butt weld	NA		NA
Steep-flanked single-V weld	NA		NA
Plug weld
Removable backing strip used	NA		NA
Permanent backing strip used	NA		NA
Surfacing weld
Seam weld
Scarf weld		NA	NA
Stud weld
Edge weld
Melt Thru weld
Consumable
Transparency
Overlay
End to end	NA

Complementary Symbols


Name	AWS	JIS
Weld with flat face
Weld with convex face
Weld with concave face
Fillet weld with smooth blended face	NA	NA

Finish Symbols


Name	AWS	ISO	JIS
Circular
Multidirectional
Radial
Particulate, non-directional, or protuberant	NA
Angular in both directions	NA
Parallel to the line representing the surface	NA
Perpendicular to the line representing the surface	NA

Complementary Indications


		Field weld
		Weld-all-around
		Weld text side (up or down)
		Indent line side (up or down)
		Weld tail
		Reference
		Alternative welding staggered display

Miscellaneous Information

If you have selected the Use style values to create new objects check box in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > Administration tab, the Welding creation dialog box is prefilled with custom style values (as defined in the Standards Editor). In this case, properties in the Object Properties panel and the Tools Palette are not available during the creation of the welding symbol. Otherwise, if you have not selected this option, the Welding creation dialog box is prefilled with the last entered values (if any). In this case, properties in the Object Properties panel and the Tools Palette are active during the creation of the welding symbol.
You can reset the current style values in the Welding creation dialog box by clicking Reset.
You can close the tail (reference) using a rectangle variable-size frame .
At any time, you can modify the welding symbol. To do this, double-click the welding symbol to be modified and enter the modifications in the displayed dialog box.
The welding symbol is automatically updated when the drawing standard is switched. For example, from JIS to ISO. During the switch, if a welding symbol is unavailable in the target standard, it is replaced by an underscore.