Specifying Welds in SolidWorks

[drawoh]

I am trying to insert weld specifications to a drawing on SolidWorks 2003 SP5.0. The software will not let me insert the weld specificaion onto the drawing, so I must insert the weld bead onto the model.

I am trying to do a bevel weld. I have a sheet metal part with a chamfer on oone edge sitting on a flat surface. I select the chamfer and the flat surface, I hit next, then I hit finish. The error message I get says "Selected faces from different components must share at least one coincident edge for this weld bead operation."

I finally figured out how to get the weld specification on the drawing. I had to click on the feature first. I would still like to know how to insert the feature itself.

JHG

 

[APPENG]

unfortunately drawoh,

Solidworks does require that you have contact between the parts that you want to weld. It does not yet make provisions for a root gap, and the like.



Regards,
Jon
jgbena@yahoo.com

 

[Mandrake22]

2004 does allow a gap, up to the size of the weld.