Make a Weld Seam Control Plot

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Hello 

I take the liberty of asking for help following a small problem.

I did a static simulation study including several mechanically welded assemblies. To do this, I positioned my weld seams by letting solidworks estimate their dimensions.

I want to make a solder seam control plot but when I right-click on the results tab, I have more plots available except the one I'm interested in.

Attached is an image of the options available from "right-click" on results in order to display the options.

For the sake of professional secrecy I can't put the ASM in question for you.I hope you can help me.

Thank you


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Hello

As you say that it's done automatically by SW you can't control a posteriori but a priori

You have to find a way not to do it automatically.

Just a quick question, are the solders made from those defined in your ASM  or did you install the connectors by hand in simulation?

Why do you want to control the course of the cords (pure curiosity on my part)

You can't give the ASM, that includes it, but take partial photos of your welds, it will be more meaningful about what you want to get.

Kind regards

 

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Hello zozo-mp , 

First of all, thank you for your answer. To answer you, yes I asked them manually in my simulation.

I want to do this check for the sake of verification, I already have the dimensions of my welds but, as shown on the attached image, my seams have a diameter of 15 mm, except that my weld is in "quarter-quarter".

Does Solidworks take into account the overall diameter or the length of my "quarter-quarter" weld? This is what I want to check to make sure that my simulation is correct.


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Hello

15 mm is huge.

(4/ 4 = ????? for me)

Let's wait and see what our colleagues say about it , because I'm a little doubtful.

I never do such a big weld in one pass.

SW takes into account the length for sure but the rest in your specific case so ???

Kind regards

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Hello

I attach the representation of the weld I want to make.

In the previous image, we can see that the representation is a diameter.

I want to make a weld that is 7.5 mm, but  the graphic  representation shows the entire diameter, which is twice my desired length. But my weld is not a complete diameter. 

So I wanted to know if in the weld dialog, the dimension to put is that of the graphic representation (so 15mm) or my desired length which is 7.5 mm?

The Results plot of the welds could have helped me to make a choice in view of the results.

I hope I made myself understood, sorry it's quite complicated to explain.

Kind regards


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Hello

For the standard, here is one of the many references on the subject

For the geometry, if it's a fillet weld, then if your weld is 7.5, as the two sides are equal and the hypotenuse is at 45° (according to the standard), your hypotenuse is  10.607 mm.

Be careful, however, because theory and reality, once the part is welded, shows significant differences depending on the welder and the difficulty of accessing the weld.

It is for this reason, among other things, that there are safety coefficients to take into account.

Solidworks always complies with the standards (if you have set the right parameters). no coincidence with all these high-level software.

Kind regards

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Hello 

Thank you for your efforts zozo_ mp, I know the standard and I have no problem determining my cord lengths. But I wanted to know the value to put in the solidworks dialog.

I just hung up with the technical assistance for simulation  and they told me that, in the dialog box, the length of cord to mention  is not the hypotenuse  but one of the sides of this fillet weld. Which I find quite strange.

They also mentioned to me that for the drawing of weld seams, it is imperative to have a pro version of simulation (the premium solidworks version is not enough) and therefore it is almost useless to fill in this information if you don't have the right version.

I thank you again for your efforts.

Kind regards