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. Click
Groove Weld or
Butt Weld and then select the weld type on the tab that opens, or
select a weld type by clicking the arrow next to
Groove Weld or
Butt Weld and then selecting a weld type from the menu that appears. The
Groove Weld or
Butt Weld tab opens.
|  The button icon shows the last groove or butt weld that was used. |
3. Click
to create a one-sided weld, or click
to create a both-sided weld.
4. To copy references from an edge preparation feature to use for a weld, click
. A reference collector appears. In the graphics window or Model Tree, select an edge preparation feature.
| No relationship will exist between the edge preparation and the weld. |
5. To define the weld scheme, select
to use weld size or
to use root penetration, and then type or select a value in the value box.
| 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 lightweight weld trajectory calculation method, click
for automatic, or click
for manual (user-defined) and then select a chain reference to define the weld trajectory on the
Location tab.
7. To create an intermittent weld, click
and set
intermittency options.
9. Click the
Shape tab, and set dimension values to define the
weld shape.
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
.