Welding Routing
Welding processes are included in the current routing only if the current assembly contains welds. In many cases you must manually create virtual welds—see
Assembly Welds. There are eight welding processes:
• Manual MIG Welding
• Manual TIG Welding
• Manual Spot Welding
• Robotic MIG Welding
• Robotic TIG Welding
• Robotic Spot Welding
• Electron Beam Welding
• Laser Welding
Each process supports a single welding operation. The characteristics of each weld GCD determine which welds are handled by which process’s operation—see
Welding Operation Feasibility.
For the following processes, you must manually assign the corresponding welding operation to each weld that requires it:
• Manual TIG Welding
• Robotic TIG Welding
• Laser Welding
• Electron Beam
In the Manufacturing Process pane or Geometric Cost Drivers pane, right-click the GCD to which you want to assign the operation, and select Edit Operation. Also note that the Weld GCD’s Production Mechanism field must be set to Robotic for either Laser Welding or Electron Beam operations to cost successfully.
You must manually assign Weld Prep and/or Weld Cleanup operations to each weld that requires them. Weld Prep supports the following operations:
• Bevel Cutting
• Grinding
• Wire Brushing
Weld Clean Up supports the Grinding operation.