About 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.

• If you have selected the Use style values to create new objects check box in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Mechanical Systems > 2D Layout for 3D Design > 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 . For more information about adding frames, see Adding Frames or Sub-frames.
• 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.