Weldment - Show Design with and without Machining Operations

[Anonymous]

I have created a weldment model for a component that is brazed.

This allows me to model on some welds and then do some machining operations to the assembly. Its a scenario that must be common for casting for instance.

However, I want to be able to show the assembly with and without the machining operations, ideally as a view rep. But I can't see how to do this.

I need to be able to model with pre machined and post machined in the CAD model for instance to design the tooling for the pre-machined part.

I thought to use the derive tool and then do the machining operations in there. Too late though! Also, this doesn't propagate any relationship in vault between the cast component and the final machined part. 

Does anyone know how I can model with the pre machined and post machined component in an easy way?

Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

I have created a weldment model for a component that is brazed.

This allows me to model on some welds and then do some machining operations to the assembly. Its a scenario that must be common for casting for instance.

However, I want to be able to show the assembly with and without the machining operations, ideally as a view rep. But I can't see how to do this.

I need to be able to model with pre machined and post machined in the CAD model for instance to design the tooling for the pre-machined part.

I thought to use the derive tool and then do the machining operations in there. Too late though! Also, this doesn't propagate any relationship in vault between the cast component and the final machined part. 

Does anyone know how I can model with the pre machined and post machined component in an easy way?

Thanks in advance!

[swalton]

To show the different states of a Weldment on a drawing see: http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-A012B5B4-5AB7-4838-A5C6-966A26EA64F9

I don't think you can place a Weldment as a sub-assembly and show its different states in a parent assembly.

I would try to demote/reassemble my pre-weld components into a sub-assembly of the Weldment assembly.  Then build the tooling based on the pre-weld subassembly and add your welding and post-weld machining in the Weldment assembly.  Set the pre-weldment assembly to Phantom so it won't show up on any BOMs or Parts Lists.

[swalton]

To show the different states of a Weldment on a drawing see: http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-A012B5B4-5AB7-4838-A5C6-966A26EA64F9

I don't think you can place a Weldment as a sub-assembly and show its different states in a parent assembly.

I would try to demote/reassemble my pre-weld components into a sub-assembly of the Weldment assembly.  Then build the tooling based on the pre-weld subassembly and add your welding and post-weld machining in the Weldment assembly.  Set the pre-weldment assembly to Phantom so it won't show up on any BOMs or Parts Lists.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

I'm not weldment user/expert but when you place the weldment assembly in your drawing you can select different aspect of it.  Not sure if this will work for you but thought I would throw that option out to you.  This image is based on Inventor 2017 and depending on your version you may see it differently.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

I'm not weldment user/expert but when you place the weldment assembly in your drawing you can select different aspect of it.  Not sure if this will work for you but thought I would throw that option out to you.  This image is based on Inventor 2017 and depending on your version you may see it differently.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, this was the response I was looking for.

Thank you very much.

[Anonymous]

Thank you, this was the response I was looking for.

Thank you very much.