About the Welding User Interface
The Welding tab consists of commands and shortcut menus. On the Model tab, click > to open the Welding tab.
Commands
• Visibility
◦ Blank—Blanks a weld, temporarily turning off the weld display in the graphics window.
◦ Unblank—Unblanks a weld, turning on the weld display in the graphics window.
• Setup
◦ Weld Material—Opens the
Weld Materials dialog box.
◦ Process—Opens the
Weld Processes dialog box.
◦ Preferences—Opens the
Weld Preferences dialog box.
◦ > —Opens the Weld Standard dialog box.
• Insert
◦ Weld Wizard—Opens the
Weld Definition dialog box.
◦ Fillet Weld—Creates a fillet weld.
◦ Groove Weld or Butt Weld—Creates a groove (ANSI) or butt (ISO) weld whose type you can select on the tab that opens, or click the arrow next to Groove Weld or Butt Weld to select one of the following weld type commands:
▪ Square Groove or
Square Butt—Creates a square groove or butt weld.
▪ Bevel Groove or
Bevel Butt—Creates a bevel groove or butt weld.
▪ V Groove or
V Butt—Creates a V groove or butt weld.
▪ J Groove or
J Butt—Creates a J groove or butt weld.
▪ U Groove or
U Butt—Creates a U groove or butt weld.
▪ Flare Bevel Groove or
Flare Bevel Butt—Creates a flare bevel groove or butt weld.
▪ Flare V Groove or
Flare V Butt—Creates a flare V groove or butt weld.
▪ Bevel Butt with Broad Root Face (ISO only)—Creates a bevel butt weld with a broad root face.
▪ V Butt with Broad Root Face (ISO only)—Creates a V butt weld with a broad root face.
◦ Plug/Slot Weld—Creates a plug weld or slot weld.
◦ Spot Weld—Creates a spot weld.
• Editing
◦ Combine—Combines welds to form reinforced or both sides welds.
◦ Convert—Converts weld geometry representation between light, surface, and solid, and edge preparation geometry representation between light and solid.
▪ Pattern—Creates multiple instances of a feature to form a pattern.
▪ Geometry Pattern—Creates multiple instances of entities to form a geometry pattern.
▪ Pattern Table—Modifies the pattern table, which drives the value of dimensions.
◦ Uncombine—Uncombines a combined weld that was created prior to Creo Elements Pro 5.0.
• Info
◦ Length—Displays the length of a weld or the weld materials, and saves the length value to a file.
◦ Mass—Displays the mass of a weld or the weld materials, and saves the mass value to a file.
◦ BOM—Displays the bill of materials, and saves it to a file.
◦ > —Displays information about a weld, and saves it to a file.
◦ Export—Exports the welding information to the working directory as an XML file.
◦ > —Displays the parameters of a weld, and saves them to a file.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click a weld feature to access shortcut menu commands.
• Change Weld Material—Opens the
Weld Material Selection box.
• Change Process—Opens the
Process Selection box.
• Combine—Combines welds to form reinforced or both sides welds.
• Uncombine—Uncombines a combined weld that was created prior to Creo Elements Pro 5.0.
• Convert to—Converts weld geometry representation to light, surface, or solid, and edge preparation geometry representation to light and solid.