Weldment Parts

You use 2D and 3D sketches to define the basic framework of a weldment part. Then you add structural members along the sketch segments. To start this lesson, open the part document weldment_box.SLDPRT, which already contains some 2D and 3D sketches.

1. Download and extract the sample files for this tutorial:
   1. Click here to download weldments.zip to your Downloads folder.
      For more information on downloading and managing sample files, see Sample Files.
   2. Browse to the Downloads folder and extract weldments.zip to a convenient location.
      For example, to organize your tutorial sample files, create a folder in your Documents folder named tutorial_files. Then extract into that folder to create a subfolder named weldments that contains the sample files for this tutorial.
   3. In the weldments folder, open weldment_box.SLDPRT.
2. Click File > Save As New and save the file as My_weldment_box.SLDPRT.
   

   In the FeatureManager design tree, click Sketch1, then 3DSketch1, then Sketch2. When you click each item, the corresponding sketch segments are highlighted in the graphics area.
3. Do one of the following:
   • To display the Weldments toolbar, click View > Toolbars > Weldments.
   • To add the Weldments tab to the CommandManager, right-click a tab in the CommandManager and under Tabs, select Weldments from the list.