Spotweld
Spot Weld checks identify problems with spot welds in the model and shows them in the report.
The identified problems in spot welds are highlighted using a cross-hair in the images.
Output
Overview of the PowerPoint report generated from the Spot Weld check.
- Report Header
- Project name, assembly name, and slide number.
- Assembly Picture
- Image of the components that have spot weld issues.
- H3D Image
- Section can be viewed in the HyperView Player, and shows an H3D image shows the FE model with the spot weld marked with Cross Hairs.
- Issue Details
- Details of components which have spot weld issues.
- User Review Section
- Used to add additional information when exchanging information with designers/engineers.
- Additional Info
- Occurrences of the issue shown in the current slide. The number of instances show the number of occurrences of the issue.
Supported Spotweld Checks
Overview of the spotweld checks available to perform in the model.
- Closest
- Detects the spot welds which are too close to each other. The closeness tolerance is used as the criteria for deciding if two spot welds are considered as too close.
- Gap
- Detects the spot welds in which the distance between the spot weld location and the connected components lie outside the given maximum and minimum gap limits.
- Single Layer
- Detects the spot welds which are connected to only one part. The second part is missing from the spot weld definition.
- Multiple Layers
- Detects the spot welds which are connected to more parts than what is specified as the threshold number for multiple parts.
- HyperWorks Issues
- Detects the spot welds that failed during realization.
- Non-Parallel Flanges
- Detects the spot welds that are connecting the non-parallel flanges. Flanges are said to be non-parallel if there is a gap or step of the flanges diverge.
- Incorrect Location
- The Model Verifications creates feature lines internally to check the distance between the connector and the feature line. When the distance between the connector and feature line is less that the specified tolerance, the location of the connector is said to be incorrect. The feature angle used to create feature lines is specified in the Feature Angle field.
- Few Connections
- Detects the possible locations where the spot welds may be missing. This detection is done based on the adjacent spot welds in that area.
- Flange Gap
- Detects if the gap between the flanges is within the minimum and maximum limit of the average of the component thicknesses being connected by the weld.
- Spotweld Intersection
- Detects if a spot weld has an intersection with an unconnected component.
- Spotweld on Fillet
- Detects if any spot weld is located on fillet features.
- Reflect Spotweld
- Detects if any spot weld can be realized on reflecting its location about a plane defined by you.