Creating a Square-Butt Weld (Prepared Parts)

The square-butt weld needs preparations on the parts to be welded. Geometrically speaking, it is a seam engraved in the parts to be welded with a top surface confused with the surfaces of its supports. Using Square-Butt Weld (Prepared Parts) and a square profile, you can create a square-butt weld with prepared parts. The thickness of the parts determines the vertical edge of the rectangle. This weld can be continuous or dashed.

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Creating a Square-Butt Weld
About Welds with Prepared Parts
  1. From the Weld section of the action bar, click Square-Butt Weld (Prepared Parts) .
  2. Select the prepared face, and then, the neutral face of the first part.

    Important: Always comply with the face selection sequence rules as shown below:

  3. Select the prepared face of the other part.

  4. Optional: To trim the geometry, select the limits.
  5. Optional: Enter a width value.
  6. Optional: To extend the weld, enter an extrapolation length.
  7. Optional: To specify a dashed weld, click the Type tab and select a creation mode. For more information, see Creating a Dashed Weld.
  8. Optional: To define the shape of the weld, click the Manufacturing tab and select an option. The shape defines the weld seam shape representation in drafting context. If you select Convex or Concave , specify a curvature value in Offset. The offset is the maximum distance between the weld face and arc.

    For more information about manufacturing options, see Manufacturing.

    Note: Shapes are extracted on drawings.

  9. Optional: To let the Drafting app retrieve the sides on which the weld is created, select an option:
    OptionDescription
    Single Specifies a weld created on one side only.
    Double Specifies a weld created on both sides.
    The corresponding symbol is extracted and displayed on the drawings.

Example of a Square-butt Weld