Adding a Structural Member

Add a group within a structural member along the four front segments.

  1. Click Structural Member (Weldments toolbar).
    When you create the first structural member in a part, a weldment feature is created and added to the FeatureManager design tree. The software also creates two default configurations in the ConfigurationManager: a parent configuration Default<As Machined> and a derived configuration Default<As Welded>.

    For more information, see Weldment Feature and Weldments - Default Configurations.

    Structural members contain one or more groups, which can be treated as a single unit. Segments in a group can be parallel or contiguous.
  2. In the PropertyManager, click .
  3. Under Selections:
    1. Select iso in Standard.
    2. Select square tube in Type.
    3. Select 30 x 30 x 2.6 in Size.
      You can use the weldment profiles supplied with the software, as in the previous step, or you can create your own custom weldment profiles.

      For more information, see Weldments - Creating a Custom Profile.

    4. Click in Groups and select each edge shown to create Group1.

      The Settings section expands and the selected edges appear as Path segments.

  4. Under Settings, select Apply corner treatment and click End Miter .
    Use Zoom to Area on the View toolbar to see the mitered corners.
The sample part in this lesson creates structural members along straight segments only. However, you can also create structural members along curved segments.