When I create weld beads, the size represented in the model doesn't match the size I specified, or the resulting callout. For example, if I create a weld bead with a radius of 0.5in, the model shows a fillet weld with a radius of .325.
The old 'Fillet Bead' feature gives you a representation in the model that matches the size you specify.
Why do they behave differently, and can I change this?
Thanks
Hi Andrew, Dennis,
I have the same question regarding cosmetic representation of weld bead. Why the bead size doesn't match 'leg size' (in above image weld size is 0.5 and as per the image leg size is 0.325. Have you figured out something?
Thanks in advance!
Are they calculating the diagonal line, (face of the weld), instead of the vertical and horizontal lines?
John,
If I understood correctly, you are asking if they are calculating the third side of triangle in above image (please correct me if I misinterpreted your suggestion) ? Two sides of triangle ( 0.325 length) are at 90 degree angle with each other, so Pythagoras's theorem is applicable here. With that calculation, that side will be slightly less then 5 (approximately 4.6).
But if you round off the chord (throat) to zero decimal places...
...after all, I am not familiar with too many welders who lay down a bead to 2 or 3 decimal places. If I specified that on the drawing they would probably be visiting me in my office.
It occurred to me - why not simply try to apply some logic and sketch overtop the bead result to see if I could find anything that made logical sense.
Hi,
Are you getting mixed up with 'Leg Length' and 'Throat Thickness'
Thanks
Mark
I would expect the length to match the symbol..
I have also seen this since at least 2015. I have found SPR 628404 that is for this issue. I am voting on it with reference to this thread. With how Solidworks has incorporated standards before into their software you'd think this would have been fixed already. It isn't a bug or enhancement, it is a mistake and should be corrected.
To vote go to your customer portal, go to enhancement requests, look up 628404, click on it, give reason to vote and vote.
I always thought that the weld beads in SolidWorks where for cosmetics. I was adding one and it did not show up but I got my weld symbol and I have the total length of the weld....I'm happy knowing that. It is not like the weld bead is adding weight to the part and someone is going to measure it like yall are...the symbol is what they are going to look at and work off of....I would hope.
In some shops this would be a deal breaker, I am a former aerospace welder and they reject parts at Boeing and Oribtal atk for welds larger than specified on the print. If I were designing some of the parts I used to weld , I think I would have a hell of a time using the welds on SW.
99% of other shops don't care if you are .125" over the weld or even close for that matter, they just want it where the drawing shows.
so if you went with the old time standard or just showing a weld symbol they would not like that at those shops? In that case I would just have to model the weld bead like we would back in the day before SolidWorks started giving us the option to have it show up automatically.
I have got some information
Fillet Bead Feature
Weld Bead Feature
Unfortunately, SW doesn`t show weld bead triangle automatically because 10 is more than 6.36. It shows it only if bead size is not more than 6.36.
I just started using them and noticed that it is 65% of what it should be.
I'm on SW2017, I wonder if they fixed it in 18 or 19?
Dan
2018 SP3 still a problem.
That is a good question. I came up with the same dims as you did. A fillet bead is a feature and I'm not sure what a weld bead is. Just some sort of cosmetic representation. I would imagine that it does not effect the total weight of the bead, as used in mass properties and weld bead properties. At least I hope it doesn't.