SOLIDWORKS Weldments Training

Prerequisites: SOLIDWORKS Essentials

Description: Weldments teaches you how to create welded structures with standard structural members. Weld beads are also covered.

Topics covered in this course are:

Lesson 1: Weldment Features

• Weldments

• Structural Members

• Groups vs. Structural Members

• Adding Plates and Holes

• Gussets and End Caps

• Using Symmetry

• Advantages of a Multibody Part

• Limitations of a Multibody Part

Lesson 2: Working with Weldments

• Managing the Cut List

• Cut List Item Names

• Accessing Properties

• Cut-List Properties Dialog

• Structural Member Properties

• Adding Cut List Properties

• Bounding Boxes in Weldments

• Options for Generating Cut List Items

• Custom Structural Member Profiles

• Defining Material

• Creating Custom Profiles

• Standard or Configured Profiles

• Inserting Existing Parts

• When to Use an Assembly

Lesson 3: Configuring and Detailing Weldments

• Weldment Configurations

• Post-Assembly Machining Features

• Weldment Drawings

• Drawing Views of Individual Bodies

• Representing Welds

Lesson 4: Working with Bent Structural Members

• Working with Bent Structural Members

• 3D Sketching