Weldments - Creating a Custom Profile
You can create your own weldment profiles to use when creating weldment
structural members. You create the profile as a library feature part,
then file it in a defined location so it is available for selection.
Additional weldment profiles are available
on the Design Library tab
. Under SolidWorks Content
, in the Weldments
folder, Ctrl + click items to
download .zip files.
To create a weldment profile:
Open a new part.
Sketch a profile. Keep in mind that when you create
a weldment structural member using the profile:
Close the sketch.
In the FeatureManager design tree, select Sketch1.
Click File,
Save As.
In the
dialog box:
In
Save in, browse to <install_dir>\data\weldment
profiles and select or create appropriate <standard>
and <type> subfolders.
See Weldments
- File Location for Custom Profiles.
In
Save as type, select Lib
Feat Part (*.sldlfp).
Type
a name for Filename.
Click
Save.
The name that you give to
the library feature part appears in the Size
list in the Structural Member
PropertyManager when you create a weldment structural member. For example,
if you name the profile 1x1x.125.sldlfp,
then 1x1x.125 appears in Size. If you name the part big.sldlfp,
then big appears in Size.
Related Topics
Weldments
Overview