When saving a sketch as a library feature part (.sldlfp file) to be used in the Structural Member function on the Weldments toolbar, it’s necessary to have the sketch selected (so it’s highlighted in the graphics area and has the blue box around it in the tree) when you go to Save as…sldlfp. That step is commonly over-looked. After saving the file the Sketch icon will have the green "L" on it if it was saved correctly.
If you've saved the profile sketch correctly and it shows the green L, check the folder you're pointing to at Tools > Options > System Options > File Locations > weldment profiles. Keep in mind that you need to have the correct number of sub-folder levels in this folder, and this will vary depending on whether or not you're using configurations in your weldment profile sketches. If you aren't using configurations, then your first level of sub-folders will appear in the Standard drop-down (such as ANSI and ISO), the second level will have sub-folders for the profile Types (HSS Square, Angle, Pipe, etc.), and these folders will contain the individual files (left screenshot below). If you are using configurations then the .sldlfp files will be in the Type folder and you'll choose the desired configuration from the Size drop-down (center screenshot below, HSS Square is the file name). I use both, so my .sldlfp files with configurations are in the same folder as the sub-folders containing the .sldlfp files that don't have configurations (the right screenshot shows the files in my ansi inch folder).
Hey Glenn,
It may be good to update this to reflect that both Weldments and Structure Systems only support configured profiles now. Does anyone know which version had Weldments switch completely to configured profiles? Was it 2018 or 2019? I think 2017 supported both.
The reason this is important is that there isn't an error or anything, the profiles just don't work if they don't have more than 1 configuration. It took me a while to figure out what was wrong. The quick and dirty way I fixed it was to add a config to the profile I was trying to use. The correct solution is to switch over to configured profiles.