Groove(?) weld depth control

[sschneiderXHH8R]

EDIT:  Assembly files included in zipfile below.

Hi!

I am trying to control the depth of the weld in a pipe-in-pipe stand.  Several stands will be created, and their varying heights will be controlled by the amount of overlap there is between the inner and outer pipes.

1)In reality, the pipes will not be concentric, and the field guys will spot weld 3-4 points around the circumference once they have the desired height.  The inner pipe will skew from vertical, but that is difficult to capture in a figure.  See Figure 1.  I believe this solution would be a "intermittent lofted groove weld".

2)Practically, I'd like to control the depth of the groove weld in a concentric assembly.  The radial-fill groove weld fills the entire penetration of the inner pipe.  This is neither possible nor desirable.  See Figure 2.

Thanks in advance.  Looking forward to Autodesk University 2017.

Steve

[Mark.Lancaster]

@sschneiderXHH8R

Providing only the assembly file is no use to us.  It only contains the links to the components that make up the assembly.   Attach all related files.

[sschneiderXHH8R]

Thanks for the heads' up. I'm trying to edit my post, but it looks as
though I can only remove attachments, not add them. Do I have to reply to
my own post to add new attachments?

Thanks

[sschneiderXHH8R]

Zip file of parts and assembly file attached.

[blair · Accepted solution]

The Radial Groove Weld only works with the face. You would need to use the Split-Face command on one of the faces (either the interior or exterior) to the weld depth you require. 

[sschneiderXHH8R]

That was really helpful, thanks!  I'd split the faces of the smaller pipe to apply a force to only one area for FEA, but didn't think to try it for weldment area selection.

Thanks again, and for the wicked fast turnaround!