Create welds

You can insert five different types of welds from the Insert group:

• Create welds
  • Insert weld
  • Weld beam
  • Weld plate
  • Weld touching objects
  • Weld penetration

Insert weld

This is the fully manual way to define any desired weld path in the model.

Do the following:

1. Select Insert > Insert weld.

2. Select the two parts to be welded.

3. Define the weld path as 3D polyline segments. You can use both straight line segments and circular arcs.

Weld beam

You can generate a weld path for a steel profile.

Do the following:

1. Select Insert > Weld beam.

2. Select the two parts to be welded.

3. Select a beam near to the end to be welded.

   The program tries to find a planar 3D primitive that is near the picked point and computes a weld path automatically. Planar end cuts are supported. The picture below shows what kinds of weld paths are created when you pick the beam at the point of the yellow dot.

   

Weld plate

You can generate a weld path for a plate.

Do the following:

1. Select Insert > Weld plate.

2. Select the plate to be welded and press Enter.

   The program computes the weld path and inserts the weld.

   Note: You can also select objects with GDL models. In that case, select the Plate, Sweep or Box 3D primitive under the cursor. The program generates the weld path as a section curve of that primitive on the plane of the other object.

   The image below shows two end plates (type: Standard Component) welded to a bulkhead plate.

   

   The image below shows two Plant Modeller objects (type: Equipment) welded to a deck plate. The program computes the weld paths as intersection curves of the picked 3D primitives and the deck plate surface.

   

Weld touching objects

You can generate a weld path for the seam between two objects that touch each other.

Do the following:

1. Select Insert > Weld touching objects.

2. Select the part to be welded. Do not select a hull part here.

3. Select the target object on the plane that touches the other part.

   The program computes the weld path and inserts the weld.

   

Weld penetration

You can generate a weld path for the seam between a penetrating object and the plate that it penetrates.

Do the following:

1. Select Insert > Weld penetration.

2. Select the penetrating object.

3. Select the plate on the side where you want the welding to be.

   The program computes the weld path on the plate surface on the side of the plate where you selected the object and inserts the weld.

   If you want to weld a penetration on both sides of the plate, insert a weld on each side.