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 sub-toolbar).
2. Select an element or click in the free space to position the leader
anchor point, 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.

10.

If you have selected the Use style values to create new objects option in
Tools > Options > Mechanical Design > Drafting > Administration tab, the
Welding creation dialog box is pre-filled with custom style values (as defined
in the Standards Editor). In this case, Properties toolbars and the Tools
Palette are disabled during the creation of the welding symbol.
On the other hand, if you have not selected this option, the Welding creation
dialog box is pre-filled with the last entered values (if any). In this case,
Properties toolbars and the Tools Palette are active during the creation of
the welding symbol.
You can reset the current style values in the Welding creation dialog box at
any time using the Reset button.
You can close the tail (reference) using a rectangle variable-size frame .
For more information about adding frames, refer to Adding Frames or Sub-
Frames.
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.