AnalyzingAssembliesI UsingEndWeldsLecture UsingEndWelds.

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Using End Welds

You can use end welds in part or assembly models to connect nonparallel plates.

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End Welds You can use end welds in part or assembly models to connect nonparallel plates. The end weld can only be used on parts with at least two nonparallel midsurface shell definitions in them. When the end weld is used, the shell mesh from one plate is extended to meet the shell mesh from another plate. When creating an end weld, in addition to selecting geometry from your model as references, you must specify one of the following three different end welds options: Extend Single to Single You can select one surface to extend and one surface to be extended to. Extend Many to Single You can select multiple surfaces to be extended to a single surface. Extend Single to Many You can select one surface to be extended to many surfaces. An example is shown on the slide. Two parts are shown assembled in a T configuration. The original geometry is shown in black and the midsurface geometry is shown in green. Note in the figure on the left how the midsurfaces do not contact each other. However after an end weld is added between the two surfaces of the models in contact with each other, the midsurface geometry from the vertical part is extended to meet the midsurface geometry of the horizontal part as shown in the figure on the right. UsingEndWeldsDemonstration UsingEndWelds_demo.mp4 UsingEndWeldsProcedure

Procedure: Creating End Welds

Scenario
Create an end weld for a midsurface model. CreateEndWeld t_bracket_asm.asm

Task 1. Open the Mechanica application and create an end weld.

1. Click Applications > Mechanica. 2. Click AutoGEM > Review Geometry... from the main menu, then click Apply in the Simulation Geometry dialog box.

3. Click Named View List view.

> FRONT from the main toolbar to go to the FRONT

Note the gap between the two parts in the midsurface model.

4. Click Close to close the Simulation Geometry dialog box. 5. Click Named View List 6. Click Weld > Default Orientation to change the Orientation.

from the Mechanica toolbar.

7. Verify that the Type drop-down menu is set to End Weld. 8. Select the bottom hidden surface of the vertical component, shown under the mouse cursor in the figure, as the first surface reference.

9. Select the top surface as shown in the figure as the second surface reference.

10. The dialog box should now appear as shown in the figure. Click OK to complete the Weld Definition and close the dialog box. 11. Click AutoGEM > Review Geometry... > Apply from the main menu.

12. Click Named View List

> FRONT to change to the FRONT view.

Note that the midsurface model is now connected where there used to be a gap.

13. Click Close to close the Simulation Geometry dialog box.

14. Return to the Standard Pro/ENGINEER mode by clicking Applications > Standard. 15. Click Save from the main toolbar and click OK to save the model. 16. Click File > Close Window from the main menu. 17. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed > OK to erase the model from memory. This completes the procedure.