Apply Materials to Welds

Apply material properties to welds in the assembly.

  1. In the Project Tree, click the Connections workbench.
  2. On the workbench toolbar, select one of the following:
    • Click > Apply material to seam welds to apply material properties to seam welds.
    • Click > Apply material to spot welds to apply material properties to spot welds.
  3. In the dialog, choose a material from the material tree and apply to all welds or selected welds.
    Note:
    • Seam weld material assignment affects all analysis types. If you do not assign materials to seam welds, automatic assignment occurs when an analysis is solved, based on what parts are connected to the weld. If parts with multiple materials are connected, the stiffer material is assigned to the weld.
    • Spot weld material assignment only affects fatigue simulations. For all structural analyses, automatic assignment occurs when an analysis is solved, based on what parts are connected to the weld. If parts with multiple materials are connected, the stiffer material is assigned to the weld.