About Welding Preferences
Welds created in sequence often share common characteristics. Defining preferences lets you define options that can be applied to many welds, with no need to define them for each weld. The preferences you define remain active for the current session.
Welding preferences are defined almost exclusively in the Weld Preferences dialog box. The options available differ based on the weld type and standard. Default values depend on the units you have set in the pro_unit_length configuration option.
When you define a welding preference you can:
• Set measurements that determine weld shape.
• Set an intermittent weld scheme.
• Select predefined weld materials and processes.
• Indicate a field weld.
• Define weld finish and backing.
• Select a predefined appearance.
• Optimize how weld geometry and edge preparation are depicted.
• Define whether to show the sequence ID number in the welding symbol tail.
• Indicate family table creation.