Creating a Fillet Weld

This task shows you how to create a fillet weld and the corresponding annotation.
Check the Materials option in the Custom View Modes dialog box (View  >  Render Style  >  Customize View menu item) to be able to see the material you will assign to the weld.
 
This task must be performed using the Default Creation mode for weld, see Weld Creation Mode.

  1. Click the Fillet Weld icon:

 

The Fillet Weld Creation dialog box appears.
 
 

  1. Enter Weld1 as the new name for the fillet weld in the Weld Name field.
 

  1. Enter 5mm as the new weld's height.
 

  1. Set the Convex type in the Type field. Five types are available for the shape of the weld.
 

A new glyph identifying the chosen shape appears:
 
 

  1. The Offset field is no longer grayed. Enter 1.5mm as the height value for the convex surface of the weld.
 

Note that the option Weld Symbol is on, meaning that the annotation containing normalized symbols will be created. It is the default mode.

Selection Assistant

To help you select the geometry you need, you can check the Selection Assistant option. This option displays a window showing you the geometric elements required to compute the weld. Zoom in to improve the view if need be.
For creating fillet welds, you are prompted to select two adjacent surfaces.
To close that window, just uncheck the option.
 

  1. Select the green face as the first surface.
 

  1. Select the blue face as the second surface.

The name of the components you have just selected are displayed in the Geometric Elements section.

Type Tab
 

  1. Click the Type tab to access additional options.
 

This tab allows you to define if you want to create a simple weld, in fact a continuous weld, or a dashed weld make of serial beads of weld.
 

  1. Make sure that the Simple type is selected.

Connection Tab
 

  1. Click the Connection tab to access additional options.
 
 

  1. Give a new name for the assembly joint. A joint is a set of the components which geometry is used for creating welds: for example, enter New Joint in the Assembly Joint field.

Material Tab
 

  1. Click the Material tab to define the material you wish to assign to the fillet weld.
 

  1. Select Copper from the Material From Catalog list.

Annotation Tab
 

  1. Click the Annotation tab to define the weld annotation.

This tab allows you to define whether a weld annotation is created and associated with your weld. Options defined in this tab are persistent during the application session for other weld creation.
 

  1. Make sure that the Weld Symbol option is selected.
 

  1. When done, click OK to create the fillet weld.

A warning message can appear to inform you that applicative properties have been added to the document.
 

  1. Select or not the Do not show this warring again option and click OK.

You must obtain this copper weld and this annotation:

Annotation
Optionally, right-click the annotation and select the Properties contextual command to edit the annotation's color. Then click the Graphic tab and set the color of your choice.
For more detailed information about the Fillet Weld command, please refer to the reference task Fillet Weld.