Creating a Welding Symbol

This task will show you how to create a welding symbol. You can set text properties either before or after you create the text.

Welding symbols

		Square butt weld
		Singe V butt weld
		Single bevel butt weld
		Flare V butt weld
		Flare bevel butt weld
		Single U butt weld
		Single J butt weld
		Fillet weld
		Spot weld
		Back weld
		Steep-flanked single-bevel butt weld
		Steep-flanked single-V weld
		Plug weld
		Removable backing strip used
		Permanent backing strip used
		Surfacing weld
		V flare weld
		Spot weld

Complementary symbols

		Weld with flat face
		Weld with convex face
		Weld with concave face
		Flush finished weld
		Fillet weld with smooth blended face

Finish symbols

		C finish symbol
		F finish symbol
		G finish symbol
		H finish symbol
		M finish symbol
		R finish symbol

Complementary indications

	Field weld
	Weld-all-around
	Weld text side (up or down)
	Indent line side (up or down)
	Weld tail
	Reference

Open the Brackets_views03.CATDrawing document.

1. Click the Welding Symbol icon

from the Annotations toolbar (Symbols subtoolbar).

2. Select an element or click in the free space to position the anchor point of the welding symbol, and then click to validate. The welding leader will appear.

3. Move the cursor to position the welding symbol and then click at the chosen location.

The Welding creation dialog box is displayed.

4. Type the desired values in the upper and/or lower field(s).

5. Click the symbol buttons to choose the welding symbol, complementary symbols and/or finish symbols.

The welding symbols available depend on your standard.

6. If you want to add complementary indications like a field weld or a weld tail, for example, click the appropriate button.

7. Click OK.

The welding symbol is created.

8. If needed, modify the welding symbol position by dragging it to the required location.

9. Double-click on the welding symbol to edit it, and change the weld text side for example by clicking the Up/Down switch button.

	You can close the tail (reference) using a rectangle variable-size frame .
	At any time, you can modify the welding symbol. To do this, double-click the welding symbol to be modified and enter the modifications in the displayed dialog box.
	You can import a plain text file (.txt) to use as a reference (specification, process or other) by clicking the Import File button.