Use the Weld Symbol dialog box to set up the parameters of the symbol you are inserting.
- The visibility of the elements in this dialog box depend on the current drafting standard and the options you select. Some of the elements described in this page may not appear on the dialog box.
- Some buttons on this dialog box are named only in tooltips. Move the pointer over the buttons to obtain their names.
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Symbol Tab |
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Options Changes the orientation of welding symbol elements. |
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Flip sides Swaps symbols on the arrow side with the symbols on the other side. The icon to the left of the check box shows the result of your selection. |
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Flip symbol Flips the symbol so that the weld tail is placed to the left of the arrow. The icon to the left of the check box shows the result of your selection. |
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Stagger Specifies that the weld represents a staggered intermittent weld. The icon to the left of the check box shows the result of your selection. This option is available only if you select fillet welds or ANSI edge welds for both sides. |
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Mirror Specifies that the weld represents a staggered intermittent weld where the shape and dimensions of the fillet on both sides are equal. The icon to the left of the check box shows the result of your selection. This option is visible only if you select JIS fillet welds for both sides. |
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Spacer Adds a spacer symbol to the weld. |
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 Adds a reference line to the welding symbol for indicating a sequence of welding operations. This option is visible only for the ANSI standard. |
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 Deletes the current reference line. The current reference line is highlighted in the drawing. This option is visible only for the ANSI standard. |
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 Selects the next reference line closer to the arrow and displays its settings in the dialog box. This option is visible only for the ANSI standard. |
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 Selects the reference line further from the arrow, and displays its settings in the dialog box. This option is visible only for the ANSI standard. |
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Library Lists all the welding symbols for the active drafting standard/revision in the symbol library. When you move the pointer over an item, all settings for that item appear in a tooltip. Each item in the library is associated with a context-sensitive menu. |
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Menu options |
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Load Loads the selected symbol from the library. The current settings in the Welding Symbol dialog box are overwritten. Load operations ignore the Flip symbol check box. |
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Update Overwrites the selected symbol in the library with the current settings of the Welding Symbol dialog box. The preview updates to reflect the new settings. The name of the symbol and default status do not change. |
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Delete Removes the selected symbol from the library. |
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Rename Makes the symbol name editable. AutoCAD Mechanical toolset validates the name to ensure that the symbol names are unique. |
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Set default Makes the selected symbol the default symbol of the library. A blue check mark appears next to the symbol to indicate that it is the default symbol. The next time you create a welding symbol, the default symbol loads automatically. |
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Remove default Removes the default status of the selected symbol. This menu option is available only on the default symbol. When there is no default symbol selected, the welding symbol dialog box defaults to the settings of the welding symbol you created or edited most recently. |
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Add Saves current settings to the symbol library as a new item in the library. A prompt enables you to name the new item. |
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Import Imports the welding symbols from the symbol library of another drawing. You can only import symbols of the same standard and revision as the welding symbol you are editing. |
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Requirements Provides a space for you to specify the welding requirements. The boxes to specify the requirements are named and described in tooltips. Only the named buttons are described below. |
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Add Process Displays the Process List dialog box, enabling you to insert processes and process variants within the tail note. |
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Closed note tail Draws a box around the tail note. |
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Clear Clears all the data and returns the dialog box options to the default settings. |
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Leader and Text tab |
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Arrowhead Specifies the type of the leader arrowhead. When the arrowhead is set to By Standard, it acquires the arrowhead from the current drafting standard. Thereafter, if you change the arrowhead selected for the current drafting standard (in the Standard Settings dialog box or Welding Settings dialog box) the arrowhead for this symbol updates automatically. |
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Edit leader segments |
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Add Adds a leader, leader segment, or leader node. |
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Remove Deletes a leader, or leader segment. |
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Edit object attachment |
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Attach Attaches the symbol to an object in the drawing. When attached, if you move the object the symbol moves with it. |
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Detach Detaches the symbol. The symbol becomes a free-standing object. |
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Text Justification Sets justification of text. Changing the symbol alignment from the General tab overwrites the text justification setting. Selecting center alignment does not change the setting. |
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Settings Opens the Welding Settings dialog box and enables you to edit the default settings for welding symbols for the current drafting standard. |
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