Weld Annotation automatically generated and are modifiable.More complex Weld Beads are possible when compared to the Fillet Bead.Weld Beads CAN BE USED IN PARTS AND ASSEMBLIES! (And functions the same in both.).No Solid Bodies are created as part of the Weld Bead feature.Weld Bead is a “lightweight” feature that is primarily shown in the modeling environment.Lets identify some key points of the new Weld Bead feature: While you’ll find just a few similarities between the PropertyManager options of the old “Fillet Bead” and the new “Weld Bead”, these two features are QUITE different. SolidWorks 2011 introduces a new “Weld Bead” feature. This enhancement is shown in the image below.Ĭlick on the image below to view a video demonstration showing the features outlined above.So why would one “new” feature necessitate having a Part 1 and Part 2? Its mainly due to the many different ways the feature can be applied.
The Gusset tool now allows you to create an internal chamfer. The image below shows an End Cap feature during creation. Also new with End Caps is the ability to select multiple faces within a single End Cap feature. When you add the End Cap using the End Cap feature with the Inward option selected, SolidWorks automatically trims back the Structural Member so that the End Cap’s outer face resides at the same plane that the Structural Member did prior to the End Cap feature. The next image shows how you can apply a corner specific weld gap.Īlso new in SolidWorks 2009 is the ability to add “Inward” End Caps. The next image shows applying a weld gap to an entire Group. When applying weld gaps to a Group you can apply the gaps to connected members within the same Group and/or apply gaps between different Group segments. In previous versions this structure would have required at least 2 Structural Member features and several trim operations.Īnother new feature inside Structural Members is the ability to create weld gaps and apply them to an entire Group or a specific corner. The image below shows a single Structural Member feature with three Groups. You can rotate the Weldment profile and change the pierce point independently in each group. All Groups within a Structural Member feature must use the same Weldment Profile. This results in LESS Structural Member features and also LESS Trim/Extend features. The major benefit of utilizing Groups are that all structural members within the feature (across multiple Groups) are automatically trimmed to one another. You cannot mix continuous and parallel entity types in a single Group but you can create them as separate Groups within the same Structural Member. Basically those requirements have now been applied to hold true for a Group in SolidWorks 2009.
In previous versions of SolidWorks a Structural Member was limited to either a series of continuous sketch entities, or a group of sketch entities that were parallel. The first change we will take a look at is the ability to create multiple Groups within a single Structural Member. The general result of these enhancements will be less time spent by the user generating Structural Members and less time needed to trim/extend components. The Weldment functionality received some significant upgrades in SolidWorks 2009.