WELDMENTSSteve Ostrovsky – TPM – CSW (PISTEW)

Weldment Topics

Weldment Topics

Weldment Profiles - Setup 3dSketching & How to Select Lines Groups v Members Custom Profiles Custom Properties (Tab Builder) Wood Weldment w/ Sheet Metal Weldment with no Members Drawings – Cut Lists, Single Bodies

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Widescreen Pictures

Weldment Profiles - Setup Setup network location

for Weldment Profiles Folders must be setup

in correct order

Tools > Options > File Locations > Weldment Profiles

Design LibrarySolidWorks ContentCTRL+Click to download

3DSketching & Sketch Considerations

Quick 3DSketch Tips Sketch line & selection

considerations

Planar Connected end to end Individual Segments Disconnected Parallel Can’t select at intersection

Groups & Members Order of selection in groups

determines how segments will be trimmed

First selected will stay full length Last select will be trimmed to

meet first

Custom Profiles Use existing, modify Use Dimensions to drive

Description From scratch – Save As

Library Feature Asked to create “simplified

library feature part” – NO After created – Add Sketch

to LibraryNo Green L and you get “Empty Library Feature” error when using profile

Custom Properties Property Tab builder Must select Cut-List Item to apply

Weldment Custom Form otherwise it will default to part form

Adding Properties to Profiles Bulk Property Update via

Weldment Feature Multiple Materials

Wood No real profile database

exists – create your own Can use Weldments

without using Structural Members

Weldments & Sheet Metal New to SolidWorks 2010 Sheet Metal parts now

get a Cut-List Multiple Sheet Metal

bodies in one part

Weldments without Weldments

Don’t always have to use structural members to take advantage of Weldment tools

Insert just the Weldment Feature Turns off Merge Result

Insert > Part Inserts part as if it were welded –

custom properties follow over Cut-list turn into “psuedo” part

BOM

Drawings – Cut Lists, Single Bodies

Cut Lists Relative View - detailing

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