Weld information

The sections that can be added to the type file to include the weld information are #WELDCODE, #WELDLENGTH and #WELDTHROAT. The only condition which can be used in the type file is the thickness of the bracket.

For example:

#WELDLENGTH

U1+U2

#WELDTHROAT

5	2
10	BT-U3
15	8
100	BT-U3

#WELDCODE

5	HN.11.0
10	HN.22.0
100	HN.10.2

In the #WELDLENGTH section each line delivers a value (a length). The total welding length of the bracket is the sum of all these values (lines) in this section. All variables like U, V and R can be used in these lines.

In the #WELDTHROAT section the first parameter represents the thickness of the bracket while the second is the throat height.

The #WELDCODE section is used to specify the weld code of the bracket. The first parameter again represents the bracket thickness and the second is the weld code. The value "empty" can be used instead of a value such as "HN.11.0" when a weld code via this method is not desired.

The first parameter in the #WELDTHROAT and #WELDCODE section actually represents a thickness range starting at the value in the previous line and ending at the value in the line itself. The range in the first line is starting at 0. So for example the second line in #WELDTHROAT indicates that brackets with a thickness between 5 and 10 get the throat height BT-U3.

These sections have to be put after the last axis variable definitions and before the #vorm section. Or in case there is a #spt section, just before the #spt section, or after the dimension lines and before the closing Q.

Important: Aside from the type file, this weld information can also be added via the type macro, or via bevels that have been applied to a bracket. Only one of these three choices should be used. The information added to the type file overrules the information in the type macro.

For example:

#as2

V1-R4

#WELDLENGTH

#WELDCODE

#WELDTHROAT

#vorm

L AU1 U2 AU3 U4

Or:

M D1

M D2

#WELDLENGTH

#WELDCODE

#WELDTHROAT