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About the Welding User Interface
The Welding tab consists of commands and shortcut menus. On the Model tab, click Applications > Welding to open the Welding tab.
Commands
• 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.
• Weld Material—Opens the Weld Materials dialog box.
• Process—Opens the Weld Processes dialog box.
• Preferences—Opens the Weld Preferences dialog box.
• Setup > Weld Standards—Opens the Weld Standard dialog box.
• 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.
• 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.
• Uncombine—Uncombines a combined weld that was created prior to Creo Elements Pro 5.0.
• Info > Weld—Displays weld information.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click a weld feature to access shortcut menu commands.
• Convert to—Converts weld geometry representation to light, surface, or solid, and edge preparation geometry representation to light and solid.
• 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.