SOLIDWORKS Weldments Training

Prerequisite(s)

SolidWorks Essentials or equivalent experience.

Length

1 Days

Description

Learn how to use SolidWorks to create welded structures with standard structural members. Weld beads are also covered.

Course outline

WELDMENTS FEATURES

Weldments
Structural Members
Groups vs. Structural Members
Adding Plates and Holes
Gussets and End Caps
Using Symmetry
Advantages of a Multibody Part
Limitations of a Multibody Part
Exercise 1: Sign Holder
Exercise 2: Weld Table
Exercise 3: Suspension Frame
Exercise 4: Evaporator Support

WORKING WITH WELDMENTS

Managing the Cut List
Cut List Item Numbers
Accessing Properties
Cut List Properties Dialog
Structural Member Properties
Adding Cut List Properties
Bounding Boxes in Weldments
Options for Generating Cut List Items
Custom Structural Member Profiles
Defining Material
Creating Custom Profiles
Standard or Configured Profiles
Inserting Existing Parts
When to Use an Assembly
Exercise 5: Weld Table Cut List
Exercise 6: Picnic Table
Exercise 7: Insert Part

WORKING WITH BENT STRUCTURAL MEMBERS

Working with Bent Structural Members
3D Sketching
Merge Arc Segment Bodies
Exercise 10: Chair Frame
Exercise 11: Bent Tubing, Sheet Metal, and Assemblies

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CONFIGURING & DETAILING WELDMENTS

Weldment Configurations
Post-Assembly Machining Features
Weldment Drawings
Drawing Views of Individual Bodies
Representing Welds
Exercise 8: Detail Picnic Table
Exercise 9: Representing Welds