Have you ever wanted to have a nice equal mitre cut on the corner of a weldment? This is possible since SolidWorks provides tools to group weldment profiles together in one feature. The try this out yourselves, create a 3DSketch of your frame structure, insert a weldment feature, then insert a structural member. Select the top two consecutive edges in the 3DSketch and choose “Mitre” as the corner treatment option. Then, choose the “New Group” option and select the vertical member. You will notice that the default is the make a flat cut up to the mitered cut above it. This is fine on many weldments. But if there is a special situation where you need an equal mitre cut for rigidity’s sake, you have the option to choose from multiple corner treatment types. While you are still in the structural member setup, you will notice a blue dot on the corner of your weldment preview on your screen. Click the blue dot and you will be presented with a box. Here, change the “Trim Order” from “1″ to “2″ and gawk in amazement! you now have an equal mitre cut!
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