Mastering Autodesk® Inventor® 2012 and Autodesk® Inventor LT™ 2012

The Bottom Line

Select and use the right weldment design methodology. You've been shown three weldment design methodologies. Before you start on any weldment design, it is imperative to keep the documentation, interference analysis, mass properties, and other design criteria in perspective and select the right design methodology.

Master It What is the right weldment strategy for you? If you don't need to document the weldment design stages, you could consider the part files and part features methodology or the weldment assembly and derived methodology. With the weldment assembly methodology, you get to document the different stages of weldment design and reap the benefits of any new enhancements.

Create and edit weld preparations and machining ...