To Define Fillet Weld Preferences

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To Define Fillet Weld Preferences—ANSI

The preferences you define remain active for the current session.

1. Click Applications >

Welding. The Welding tab opens.

2. Click

Preferences. The Weld Preferences dialog box opens.

3. In the Weld preference for standard box, select ANSI.

4. Select Fillet on the list on left side of the dialog box.

5. Click the Shape tab, and choose an option:

◦ To define two legs of equal length, select the Equal length legs check box. Type or select a length value in the leg 1 box.

◦ To define legs of different length, clear the Equal length legs check box. Type or select a length value in the leg 1 box, and a different value in the leg 2 box.

6. Click the Intermittent tab, select the Intermittent check box, and set these preferences:

◦ Select an option from the list to set the method that determines how many welds are created:

▪ Number of welds

▪ Type or select a value for the number of welds.

▪ Select an option to set the weld spacing:

▪ Select Start from center of trajectory to start weld segments from the center of the trajectories.

▪ Select Start from trajectory end to start weld segments from the end of the trajectories.

▪ Type or select a value to set the intermittent weld segment length.

▪ Pitch

▪ Type or select a value for pitch distance (space between two start points of intermittent weld segments).

▪ Type or select a value for intermittent weld segment length.

7. Click the Options tab, and set these preferences:

◦ To set the area of the weld cross section, type or select a value in the Weld cross section box.

◦ Under Weld material, select a predefined weld material, or click Define and create a new material in the Weld Materials dialog box.

◦ Under Weld process, select a predefined weld process, or click Define and create a new process in the Weld Processes dialog box.

◦ To define the visibility of the all-around weld symbol, select an option from the

All-around weld list:

▪ No—Do not show the all-around weld symbol in the weld feature symbol, even when the feature detects a closed weld trajectory.

▪ Yes—Show the all-around weld symbol in the weld feature symbol, even when the feature detects an open weld trajectory.

▪ Automatic—Show the all-around weld symbol in the weld feature symbol only when the feature detects that all the weld trajectories are closed.

◦ To define the weld as a field weld, select the

Field weld check box.

◦ To define the weld finish, select an option from the Finish list.

◦ To define the weld contour, select an option from the Contour list.

8. Click the Appearance tab, and set these preferences:

◦ Select a previously defined appearance from the Appearance list.

◦ To set the appearance of lightweight weld trajectories, type or select a value for the curve thickness in the Curve thickness box.

9. Click the Properties tab, and set additional preferences as needed.

10. Click OK.