Creating a User Swept Weld

This weld can be continuous or dashed.

Before you begin:
  • Use a closed profile with two output features inside the part body of the bundle of welds representation.
  • The 3D shape for the weld must be created in the weld representation.
See Also
About Weld Features
Creating a User Weld
  1. From the Weld section of the action bar, click User Swept Weld .
  2. Select a weld body in the tree.
  3. Select the faces you need as supports.


    Note: To control the faces, you need:
    • To add or remove faces defining the supports (as displayed in the Supports list), press Ctrl + Click.
    • You can add to or remove faces from a support using the Edit selection context menu from the Supports list.
      • Clicking a face in the work area adds it to the list.
      • To remove a face from the list, use Remove selection.
  4. Select the closed profile.
  5. Click Preview.
    The user swept weld sections appear and the edges along which they will be propagated are highlighted.
    Tip: To change the orientation of the weld, click Flip.
  6. Optional: To generate weld annotations on a drawing, specify a welding symbol, a weld size, and a weld length in Drafting Parameters.
  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: Select Generate Weld Impacts.
    The app performs a Boolean subtract of the weld shape from the plates being welded.
  9. Click OK.
    The user swept weld is created. It appears with aggregated supports and external references in the tree.

    • An assembly protected weld preparation is created and appears under the Assembly features node.
    • The welded 3D shapes are prepared.
      Important: In the tree, the weld impact appears as a feature in the PartBody including impacted 3D shapes. A rep impact is created, maintaining a link between the root product under which the bundle of weld, weld body, and welds are created. Rep impact appears under Impacts manager .