I would like to make a preparation before welding on the skewed part. The form of the preparation should be constant all around the joint. I tried with a sweep, but I can not get the flat pattern thereafter.
Thank you for your help.
Daniel P.
Windows 8.1 64 its
Inventor pro 2014
Do you mean you want this feature at the part level rather than at the assembly (weldment preparation) level?
Ideally, it would be a preparation at the welded assembly level. The goal is then to create the weld bead to be represented on the detail drawings and shop drawings.
Thank you for your help.
I don't see anything wrong with your file.
It looks to me like that is exactly what you have?
OK, I think I see what you mean now. Back in a while.
Is this what you are referring to?
Editing this at the assembly (Weldment) would not have anything to do with the part level.
Are you missing some assembly constraints?
This is exactly the problem.
All the parts are made from a derived common "sketch part" and the parts are inserted and grounded to the origin . This is not an Inventor problem, this is a weldment requirement. I would like to obtain a constant form groove all around the joint to be able to weld it as a constant fillet.
Thank you.
@dpinson01 wrote:
... and the parts are inserted and grounded to the origin .
Nope, I was going to present a solution, but before I got very far I accidently moved a part.
You should ground these in intended position before starting on solution to your problem.
Excuse me, I forgot to lock the pieces after insertion to origin. You can replace it by moving the occurence to 0,0,0.
I attached the files again.
Thank you.
Daniel P.
If you look closely, you will see that the inside portions of the tubes dont touch. The goal of the preparation in V is to be able to weld completely the joint. Thickness of the plate is .5 and chamfer is to be .4375 deep.
These parts are to be made from steel plates 1/2 inch thick, cut with plasma. Subsequently, the pieces are rolled to form different elements. They must then be welded together at the periphery in a preparation in V 90 degree. The problem I have is to do this preparation before welding on skewed parts. I can do it by using a sweep modeling, but after that, I can't obtain the flat pattern. Thank you for your help.
Normally a weld prep is cut/formed at the FLAT PATTERN stage to get this to work correctly, by doing so this give an equal fillet around the entire part.
You're right, but I can not get either the chamfer on the flat pattern. I would like to represent the preparation on the drawing without having to cheat with Autocad.
Instead of a chamfer, using the chamfer tool, have you tried a revolved cut in the flat pattern to at the weld prep.
How can I do this ?
If you look at the flat patern, there is no regular geometry.
Thank you.
How can I do this ?
If you look at the flat patern, there is no regular geometry.
Thank you.
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