Provides annotation and acts as a grouping mechanism by referencing multiple beads with a single welding symbol. The beads and welding symbols are grouped in the welding browser under the Welds folder. When consumed by a welding symbol, beads are nested under the welding symbol that consumes them. All weld bead features (consumed and unconsumed) are listed in the Beads folder under the Welds browser node.
- Access
- In a weldment assembly, right-click the Welds folder and select Edit. On the ribbon, click Weld tab
Weld panel Symbol.
If creating a welding symbol at the same time as the bead, select the Create Welding Symbol check box.
Sets the layout and contents of the welding symbol.
- Bead
- Selects one or more cosmetic, fillet, and groove weld beads to be consumed by a welding symbol. The welding symbol groups the features into a composite weld bead, annotated by a single welding symbol.
The welding symbol leader is attached to one of the consumed beads. You can drag the leader point to any of the consumed beads.
- Identification Line
- Click the arrow to select no identification line, identification line above, or identification line below the reference line. Available for ISO and DIN only.
- Swap Arrow/ Other Symbols
- Click to switch the arrow and symbols above or below the reference line.
- Stagger
- Staggers the welding symbols for fillets. Available only if fillet welding symbols are set on both sides of the reference line.
- Tail note box
- Adds description to the selected reference line.
- ABC
- Select check box to enclose note text in a box.
- Prefix
- Sets a prefix to precede Leg 2 text.
- Leg
- Specifies text for the leg.
- Depth
- Sets the weld depth.
- Symbol
- Arrow side symbol Click to display the symbol on arrow side of the reference line.
Other side symbol Click to display the symbol on the other side of the reference line.
- Angle
- Specifies the angle between weldments.
- Number
- Specifies the number of welds.
- Length
- Specifies the length of the weld.
- Pitch
- Specifies the distance between welds.
- Contour
- Specifies the contour finish for the weld. Click the arrow and choose the contour from the list.
- Secondary fillet type
- Specifies the type of weld for secondary fillets. Available only when the active drafting standard is based on ANSI.
- Angle
- Specifies the angle between weldments.
- Brazing
- Specifies whether the weld is brazed. Select or clear the check box to add or remove the brazing symbol.
- Clearance
- Specifies the clearance for the braze.
- Depth
- Specifies the depth of the weld.
- Diameter
- Specifies the diameter of the weld.
- Gap
- Specifies the space between weldments.
- Height
- Specifies the height of the weld.
- Length
- Specifies the length of the weld.
- Method
- Specifies the finish method for the weld. Click the arrow and choose the method from the list.
- Middle
- Specifies the type of inspection to perform on the weld.
- Number
- Specifies the number of welds.
- Root
- Specifies the root thickness of the weld.
- Root gap
- Specifies the gap for the weld.
- Size
- Specifies the size of the weld.
- Small leg
- Specifies the thickness of the weld.
- Spacing
- Specifies the space between welds.
- Thickness
- Specifies the thickness of the weld.
- Flag
- Specifies whether to add a flag indicating a field or site weld to the selected reference line.
- All Around symbol
- Specifies whether to use an all-around symbol on the selected reference line.
- Fillet Weld Linking
- Associatively links values of a single fillet weld bead with one side of the fillet welding symbol values and options. Can be linked to one side (Arrow or Other) or both sides of the parent welding symbol. Available only when unconsumed fillet weld beads exist or when creating a new fillet weld bead. Click the arrow to select an unconsumed fillet bead. When the link is established, linked welding symbol controls are controlled by the bead and cannot be edited.
- When a welding symbol is created with the fillet bead, the Current Bead option prefills the symbol values with fillet bead values.
- None is the only option if all no fillet weld beads exist or all are consumed by welding symbols. Select None to remove the association between the fillet bead and the welding symbol, allowing access to previously linked values.