Exporting welds along with parts from weldment

[graemev]

Is it possible to export a weldment and include the weld volumes?  I'm attempting to export to an .stl file and the welds are missing in the resultant file.  (Or am I doing something wrong?)  The weldment was converted from a standard assembly file, but the BoM structure was set to Normal, not Inseparable.

[innovatenate]

You could try shrinkwraping the weldment assembly prior to exporting.

Hope this helps.

[graemev]

An excellent idea.  Hadn't thought of that.

And the bad news: a shrinkwrap produces surfaces, not solids, and will not export to an STL file.

[mrattray]

Check this option:

The fourth button will produce all surfaces. Try using the first button like I have indicated.

You might try doing a normal derive instead of a shrinkwrap.

[graemev]

Thanks, Mike.

Tried that, and many other buttons.  No joy.

I did manage to do a workaround by doing the intended derive, then performing lofts & fillets on the derived part to replace all the welds.  Tedious but successful.  It will be nice to see what comes of the problem, as I see it has been "escalated."

[mrattray]

Can you post the files here?

[blair]

Fillet Welds come through on the Derive fine here. Did you use the Cosmetic Weld or Fillet Weld?

[graemev]

They are all groove and fillet welds, nothing cosmetic.

[graemev]

Unfortunately the assembly is a bit on the proprietary/trade secret side.  I'm going to try to replicate the problem with a fudge-file.  If it exhibits the same behavior, I'll upload.

"... please stand by..."

[blair]

I think you are going to have to Derive to get the fillets and then do your Export from the Derived file.

[graemev]

Yes, and that's where it failed.