Weldments Cut-Back

[TateJ]

We buy components for our weldments pre-cut. Our shop requires me to leave a 0.06" gap for them to weld the pre-cut pieces together. How can I force SolidWorks to create that gap in a weldment?

Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
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[SBaugh]

Leave that gap between your sketches.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[TateJ]

Yes - that's what I figured...
but wondered if there was another way.

Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Lava Lamp​

 

[ANDYDABICO]

I have a problem with assemblies, I have a component with a double chevron seal, seating against a face, when mated how do i show the completed assembly without the seal 'intefering' with the sealing face.

 

[SBaugh]

ANDYDABICO,

Place this into a new thread as it does not pertain to this situation.

Thanks,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[Regg]

TateJ,

You asked for another way:

1) After you make the weldment you could make 0.06" wide cuts through the individual sub-parts.

2) Instead of using the weldment tools, you could make the pre-cut parts individual models and put them together in an assembly with a 0.06" gap (certainly not my method of choice).

Just out of curiousity, do you make the part(s) 0.06" smaller to accommodate for the gap?

Regg

 

[TateJ]

That's the way I've been told to do it. I don't know what tolerance thay're holding at the supplier when thay cut these pieces - but I bet we pay extra for it.

Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
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