3 Replies Latest reply on Oct 23, 2018 8:02 AM by Glenn Schroeder

Default settings for Weld Bead Caterpillar display in Drawing

Tyler Nichol Oct 22, 2018 2:33 PM

Hello Forum,

Does anyone know how to change the default settings for whether or not caterpillar annotations show up in a drawing of a part that has weld beads modeled?

I'm working on a part with just a couple welds. In the part file I made weld beads, which I know are not required and I could have just created a weld symbol alone without the weld bead but I kinda like the weld beads for visual representation and want to use them. However, I don't want to show the caterpillar in my drawings. Right now the caterpillar shows up when I insert a drawing view and I have to go around and delete them manually. Is there a way to set it so the caterpillar does not show up when inserting a new drawing view?

I tried turning off Welds in Document Properties->Detailing->Display Filter, but then I lose my weld symbols and the caterpillar remains.

Re: Default settings for Weld Bead Caterpillar display in Drawing

Glenn Schroeder Oct 22, 2018 3:02 PM (in response to Tyler Nichol)

When I've done that in the past I'd create a configuration of the Part with the welds suppressed. Then in the Drawing I'd have a Shaded isometric view showing the welds, but the other views would be set to one of the line display options, and they'd reference the configuration with the welds suppressed.
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  Tyler Nichol Oct 22, 2018 8:02 PM (in response to Glenn Schroeder)
  
  Thanks Glenn, that's a good work-around but a little annoying to have to do that. I'll probably just start making weld symbols without using weld beads and only add the bead if it's called-for =/
  
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    Glenn Schroeder Oct 23, 2018 8:02 AM (in response to Tyler Nichol)
    
    Tyler Nichol wrote:
    
    I'll probably just start making weld symbols without using weld beads and only add the bead if it's called-for =/
    
    That's what I do. I haven't actually modeled weld beads in years, and then it was just because the client wanted to know the length of weld on the Part. Imagine how I felt when I discovered that that information is generated in the Part, but there's no way to transfer it to the Drawing (other than manually, of course).
    
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