To Create a Groove or Butt Weld
Use the Groove Weld (ANSI) or Butt Weld (ISO) tool to create groove or butt welds. If you want to combine weld creation with creating an edge preparation, a notch, or both, use the Weld Wizard.
1. Click Applications > Welding. The Welding tab opens.
2. On the Welding tab, perform one of the following procedures:
Click Groove Weld or Butt Weld, and then on the tab that opens, under Type, select the weld type.
Select a weld type by clicking the arrow next to Groove Weld or Butt Weld, and then select a weld type from the menu that appears.
The Groove Weld or Butt Weld tab opens.
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The command icon shows the last groove or butt weld that was used.
3. Under Position, select an option:
Single-sided—Create a one-sided weld.
Double-sided—Create a symmetrical double-sided weld on both sides of a piece of metal.
4. In an assembly, to copy references from an edge preparation feature to use for a weld, under Edge Preparation, click . A reference collector appears. In the graphics window or Model Tree, select an edge preparation feature.
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No relationship will exist between the edge preparation and the weld.
5. To define the weld scheme, select an option: or
—Uses weld size.
—Uses root penetration, and then type or select a value in the value box.
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This option is available for ANSI bevel groove, V groove, J groove, and U groove welds. For ANSI flare bevel groove or flare V groove welds, or any ISO weld, weld size is automatically selected.
6. To set the trajectory calculation method, under Lightweight Weld Trajectory, select an option:
Automatic —Automatically calculates the lightweight weld trajectory.
Manual—Manually calculates the lightweight weld trajectory (user-defined), and then select a chain reference to define the weld trajectory on the Location tab.
7. Click the Location tab, and define the weld location.
8. Click the Shape tab, and set dimension values to define the weld shape.
9. To create an intermittent weld, click the Intermittency tab, select the Intermittent weld check box, and set intermittency options.
10. Click the Options tab, and define the weld options.
11. Click the Symbol tab, and define the properties of the weld symbol displayed in the graphics window.
12. To add a user-defined parameter, click the Properties tab, and then click Define. Enter a parameter in the Parameters dialog box that opens.
13. Click OK.