Welded Parts

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to create weld beads on parts and not just in assemblies? Example: A sheet metal box which needs welded edges so there are no leaks.

[Anonymous]

Not currently available in R11 or 2008. Have not seen it on the Inventor
wishlist at http://www.AUGI.com either.

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wrote in message news:5533988@discussion.autodesk.com...
Is it possible to create weld beads on parts and not just in assemblies?
Example: A sheet metal box which needs welded edges so there are no leaks.

[Anonymous]

Yes, with some non-standard workflow. (IV11 for sure, don't have IV10 to
check if it works there also)

1. Create the SM part.
2. Place the part in a new Weldment assembly.
3. Use groove welds to close the gaps (see attached image)

Neil

wrote in message news:5533988@discussion.autodesk.com...
Is it possible to create weld beads on parts and not just in assemblies?
Example: A sheet metal box which needs welded edges so there are no leaks.

[Anonymous]

Aha! but he wanted to do it in part, not assy mode... 🙂

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Dennis Jeffrey, AICE, MICE
260-312-6188
Instructor/Author/Sr. App Engr.
Inventor 11 Professional SP2
HP Pavillion Zv5000 (Modified)
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XP Pro SP2, Windows Classic Theme
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"Neil Munro" wrote in message
news:5534120@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes, with some non-standard workflow. (IV11 for sure, don't have IV10 to
check if it works there also)

1. Create the SM part.
2. Place the part in a new Weldment assembly.
3. Use groove welds to close the gaps (see attached image)

Neil

wrote in message news:5533988@discussion.autodesk.com...
Is it possible to create weld beads on parts and not just in assemblies?
Example: A sheet metal box which needs welded edges so there are no leaks.

[Anonymous]

True, but there is a good chance that it might meet the needs of someone who
needs this functionality today. There may be issues with this in his
company's workflows/standards, but most can be mitigated. For example, the
assembly could be given a phantom BOM structure so the SM part would be the
only item that appears in any BOM. The idea is that this weldment assembly
only has a single component instance, the SM box.

....thinkin' outside the SM box

Neil


"Dennis Jeffrey" wrote in message
news:5534104@discussion.autodesk.com...
Aha! but he wanted to do it in part, not assy mode... 🙂

--
Dennis Jeffrey, AICE, MICE
260-312-6188
Instructor/Author/Sr. App Engr.
Inventor 11 Professional SP2
HP Pavillion Zv5000 (Modified)
Geforce Go 440, Driver: .8185, 2GB RAM
XP Pro SP2, Windows Classic Theme
http://www.design-excellence.com
"Neil Munro" wrote in message
news:5534120@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes, with some non-standard workflow. (IV11 for sure, don't have IV10 to
check if it works there also)

1. Create the SM part.
2. Place the part in a new Weldment assembly.
3. Use groove welds to close the gaps (see attached image)

Neil

wrote in message news:5533988@discussion.autodesk.com...
Is it possible to create weld beads on parts and not just in assemblies?
Example: A sheet metal box which needs welded edges so there are no leaks.

[swalton]

We do this all the time to include the PEM nuts on sheetmetal parts. The iam has the same file name as the ipt. We diminsion the ipt on the idw and show an isometric view of the iam to balloon the PEM nuts.

Of course if you don't need to see the welds in the model, just put the weld symbols on the idw.