Hi
I am an intern and I have been asked to make a grid like strucutre that will be put together by interlocking slots that are then welded into one piece. So I model the parts up and using mates I have created the grid in the assembly. Now is there a way to use weldments on a normal part and not a tube like structure like I have been seeing on the web? Any help would be much appeciated
Yes, a weldment is a multibody part.
I do not think you understood my question or I am not explaining myself properly
The weldment tool looks to be something that is attributed to a part file welding multible bodies together. I am dealing with numerous part files that I want to combine in the assembly view via weldments because I need the weldment bead capabilities. Moreover it sees that weldments are part of the sketch menue and you are constrained to tubings and pipes. I feel solidworks should have a way of welding to arbirtrary shapes and not rigid pipe structures. I wanna have the effect of joining to bodies in assembly view and have the welding soldering of parts I have already modeled.
welds like this
Maybe I am looking for sheet metal stuff but again I have my parts and I want to join them by welds similar to the picture
I hope that clears things up
I have to appologize, your original description was very clear, but my answer was not comprehensive enough. You can create in the Weldments module of SolidWorks models exactly like the ones in the picture. If you do not need structural members - don't use them!
Weldments are multibody parts, so you can add custom shaped bodies to the part model. Once you use the weldment feature, you can create cut lists, use weldment beads and so on.
In your case, the worflow would be as follows:
1. Add the weldment feature
2. Extrude/revolve/sweep/loft, etc. the solid bodies (your plates)
3. Add weld beads as needed
4. Refine the cutlist
...
Check also the new multibody functionality for sheetmetal parts.
Even more appealing, once you insert a weldment in an assembly, you can include its cut list in the assembly BOM.
A Weld Bead can be added between parts in an assembly ... Insert > Assembly Feature > Weld Bead
Your assy could also be saved as a part so that the Weldment feature could be applied.
Thanks to you both I will research this more but this is exactly what I am looking for.
I have to appologize, your original description was very clear, but my answer was not comprehensive enough. You can create in the Weldments module of SolidWorks models exactly like the ones in the picture. If you do not need structural members - don't use them!
Weldments are multibody parts, so you can add custom shaped bodies to the part model. Once you use the weldment feature, you can create cut lists, use weldment beads and so on.
In your case, the worflow would be as follows:
1. Add the weldment feature
2. Extrude/revolve/sweep/loft, etc. the solid bodies (your plates)
3. Add weld beads as needed
4. Refine the cutlist
...
Check also the new multibody functionality for sheetmetal parts.
Even more appealing, once you insert a weldment in an assembly, you can include its cut list in the assembly BOM.