SOLIDWORKS Weldments
Templates are the beginning to our design phase and are the equivalent to a cookie cutter. We want to start off on the correct foot every time, which will lead to increased efficiency and synergy throughout multiple SOLIDWORKS users. Here is where we establish our units (mm,…
How are members defined in SOLIDWORKS weldments or structure systems? Let’s look at the different options that are available for either method. The obvious place to start is with sketches. Both planar and 3D sketches are useful in weldments and structure systems. Once we start…
How can I show that two parts are welded together in SOLIDWORKS without modeling a bead into the part? In this video, we’ll look at SOLIDWORKS Weld Beads and Fillet beads and the benefits of using one over the other: Finding the Weld Bead Feature…
New in SOLIDWORKS 2021 is greater automatic control over how the Miter works in the Trim/Extend command. This command is often used when dissimilar sizes of structural member are joined. The new functionality allows choice of how the members fit together at the joint. The…
New in SOLIDWORKS 2021 is the ability to drag and rotate a structure system structural member using graphical manipulators. This can make it easier to make quick offsets or rotations without using the selected Pierce Point. Here’s how: Expand the Structure System folder in the…
This is the last article to wrap up our easy SOLIDWORKS cabinet design series. There will be more in the future with more advanced workflows. In this article we are going to clean up our body properties with materials, descriptions and dimensions. Currently our bodies…
Starting in SOLIDWORKS 2021, you can now generate IDs for each Weldment Part Cut List item that is a unique identifier for each cut list item in a Part’s Cut List folder. To enable this, click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Weldments. Under…
SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal tools provide the ability to obtain the flat shape from a bent part. The flat length of each bend is based on defined parameters. This can be defined with K-factors, Bend Allowance or Bend Deduction. For more information on Sheet Metal calculations,…
So you’ve got a multibody part, such as a weldment or other non-welded design (doesn’t even need to use Weldment tools) in SOLIDWORKS, and it’s time to detail each body as it would appear before being welded or assembled. With assemblies, common practice is to…