Showing Weld beads on a drawing
Showing Weld beads on a drawing
(OP)
In AWS 2.4, they show the weld cross section, and they will show the "symbol" next to it. The symbol picure will show no weld representation except for the leader and symbol. My question is... Is it acceptable to show the weld bead on the drawing with the weld symbol pointing at it. I am being told that since the AWS specification does not show the weld beads in the call-outs, they should not show on the drawing. With the current cadd technology, it is so simple to put on there, and since I show them in the model, it causes more work to not have them on the drawing. I am looking for somewhere that states they "shall", "shall not" or "it doesn't matter" if they are shown.
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance





RE: Showing Weld beads on a drawing
Even "Call Me!" in red on the shop drawings didn't work. They'd finish the part, then call me to see what they had already done, and brag about it.
I have in the past shown weld beads on drawings, especially where there was a clearance risk in the assembly, or when the weld was intended to be asymmetrical the 'wrong' way.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA