To Create Spot Welds using Multi Point
This procedure describes how to create a weld feature that contains multiple spot weld instances by selecting datum points, and features and sketches that contain datum points, to use their points as references to define the spot weld locations.
If you want to create a straight row of spot welds by selecting one datum point as the reference for the spot weld feature leader, and more instances are created automatically, see To Create Spot Welds using Pitch.
1. Click > 
Welding. The Welding tab opens.
Welding. The Welding tab opens.2. Under Type, click 
Spot Weld. The Spot Weld tab opens. 
Multi Point is selected.
Spot Weld. The Spot Weld tab opens. Multi Point is selected.3. In assemblies, to connect the Weld feature to a previously-created Joint Members feature:
a. Under Connection, click 
.
.b. Click the collector, and select the Joint Members feature to contain the Weld feature.
4. To collect the datum points that define spot weld placement, click the References collector, and select datum points, features that contain points, and sketches that contain points. All the points that are valid references are collected.
5. Under Dimensioning Scheme, click one of the following options:
◦ 
Diameter—Creates weld dimensions based on diameter. Type a value for diameter.
Diameter—Creates weld dimensions based on diameter. Type a value for diameter.◦ 
Strength—Creates weld dimensions based on spot strength. Type a value for strength.
Strength—Creates weld dimensions based on spot strength. Type a value for strength.◦ 
Area—Creates weld dimensions based on cross-sectional area. Type a value for area.
Area—Creates weld dimensions based on cross-sectional area. Type a value for area.6. Select the surface on which the weld is located, and then under Side Significance, select an option:
◦ 
—Defines the side as significant to the weld.
—Defines the side as significant to the weld.◦ 
—Defines the side as not significant to the weld.
—Defines the side as not significant to the weld.8. Click the Symbol tab, and define the properties of the weld symbol displayed in the graphics window.
9. To add a user-defined parameter, click the Properties tab, and then click Define. Enter a parameter in the Parameters dialog box that opens.
10. Click 
OK.
OK.11. If some spot weld instances fail to be created, you can check for unsuccessful placement or broken references, and try to fix them.
a. In the 
Weld and Joint Tree, right-click the Spot Weld feature to edit and select 
Edit Definition. The Spot Weld tab opens
Weld and Joint Tree, right-click the Spot Weld feature to edit and select Edit Definition. The Spot Weld tab opensb. Click the Placement tab.
c. Set the spot weld placement filter:
▪ 
shows only the welds with broken references.
shows only the welds with broken references.▪ 
shows all the welds.
shows all the welds.d. The Spots table contains the spot weld instances.
▪ The spot weld instances appear in the Spot column.
The spot weld instances also appear in the Weld and Joint Tree. The name of the spot welds can be edited in the tree.
▪ The reference point for each spot weld instance is listed in the Reference column.
You can select a spot weld instance, and edit its datum point, feature, or sketch reference listed in the References collector.
e. A surface reference is automatically collected for each spot weld instance. To select a different surface reference:
i. In the Spots table, select the row that contains the spot weld instance and its reference point.
The reference surface for the spot weld instance is shown in the Surface collector.
ii. Click the Surface collector, right-click and select Remove, and select a different surface.