Creating Custom Weldment Profiles in SolidWorks

[@pgwidjaja]

You must have the sketch selected before saving as. If the part is already a lib feature part, you must save it as a sld part file, then select the sketch and save as. Your sketch icon should have an ‘L’ next to it.

[@WTRZPH]

It's very important to select sketch before doing Save As. Other wise don’t create a profile.

[@shmred5705]

nice observation dude i was going mad

[@OleKristianElns]

Thank you!

[@สาธิตศศิกรรม]

Thank .but I decide to Extrude . It can use too . LOL

[@MohammedIbrahim-bc8hw]

life saver

[@radistyaarbein4359]

thanks dude

[@trexinvert]

I think it's important to "emphasize" a few non-intuitive steps: 1.) You MUST CLICK and leave the SKETCH HIGHLIGHTED then click save. It will help to save twice, again, after name creation. Why? It makes no sense. You know what will help you to remember this? How STUPID it is. 2.) You must "hunt" for the weldment folder after clicking the file format sldlfp. Unlike when you create a form tool, where it "smartly" directs you to the exact saving location. You must remember to back out to the LANG/ENG/Weldment folder. Again, just remember how STUPID this is. So many commenter's below got "stuck" on this.

[@rangapremathilaka2854]

it is very important to me while doing my structural design. Thank you very much.

[@raymundoortiz7269]

You missed the part of the permissions to write in the folder...

[@jimmcmanus7911]

Very helpful in understanding how to save a custom profile

[@HrothgarDoran]

Very nice tutorial. Very informative and answered all of my questions.

[@acewelding]

I am having an issue saving to the final folder. I do not have permissions to save in this location even though I am the administrator of this computer, any ideas? Many thanks, great Vid

[@antonioolivares9520]

save it in another folder like the desktop or so, and then open the direction folder and copy the file manually, it will ask you for administrator permissions and click ok, hoping this msg to be helpful

[@pavann4975]

Antonio Olivares I tried that too. it's not showing the "type" and "size" in weldments tab

[@antonioolivares9520]

Try to restart the software? it worked for me, I am using win7 x64

[@nshimyjohn345]

Thank you buddy, it is working

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[@h3ctor1991]

Great video! I'm really thankful. I hope that you will make more video on the future. Regards!

[@pinchasnayman9110]

Thank you so much for the wonderful lesson

[@mahmoudabbaszadeh469]

thanks for this video. it saves me a lot of time

[@yacinezidane6329]

Very Helpful, thank you !

[@lawrenceamanya]

Thanks for the the good work, however how do I save my custom profiles in a folder on a different partition other than C and my custom profiles be detected by the software

[@nathank5794]

this was super helpful, thanks!!!

[@burakayan3360]

Awesome video But it says that i dont have permission to save that file over in that location. How can i solve this?

[@christofbotha4651]

I have the same problem. How did you sort it out?

[@aleemMdYusuf]

Cant just thank you enough mate

[@helpperrandyhelpper]

Great! very informative!

[@muhammadsheheryar2204]

There is a better and easier way to do this. Just copy one of the default profiles and edit the sketch as you wish.

[@rokhimiabdanfitri4555]

thank, i can fix it after waching this vidio😀

[@Razedrisk]

Hi there, i've got a problem. When i save the weldment profile as a library part i can't open it as a weldment in another part (it says the library part is empty). What should I do?

[@ivandam8733]

solution for your problem is described here solidworks24x7.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/error-library-feature-is-empty-solved/

[@labeatmusaj1966]

Go to solidworks corp Right-click go propertis go securyti add go to users edit go full sontrol

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[@fascinating3521]

Thank you very much!

[@sumeethegade5598]

Hi i want to add std padeye in design library. Can we make Padeye feature with equation in design library for future use?

[@fahhaamaatir2989]

I keep getting "Library Feature is Empty", when I try to use it in my Models. Kondly help. Thanks.

[@pucoski123]

I have a profile, C channel 25x50mm with holes on sides, how can I convert it to weldment profile so can the holes appear too???

[@EnterprisingWisemen]

wow this is a great tip, thank you very much!

[@MHASolidWorks]

Thanks. Best wishes to you!

[@madsipho]

Awesome, this is what i was lookinmg for.

[@Cobb-f1k]

i dont have permission to access this folder destination, can we unlock the permission for this purpose?

[@carlabekker9946]

Firstly, THANK YOU! but, I have followed step by step (even the comment on security settings, thank you) but still, when I try open my selection in SW, it only shows ISO and Ansi inch... Any idea why my custom profile wont show? I really need this to work

[@wardlemmens8954]

I have the same issue...

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[@alpharouk7146]

thanks a million!!

[@thophamvan7986]

how to make many of dimention for once type ? for example: V type: V20;30;40;50... by a table in excel?

[@balasubramani2636]

I have a permission problem. How do solve the that problem

[@rihardskruminliepa9554]

before start solidworks, right click on sw icon, ''run as administrator''

[@okkbiker]

Lol, If you came here preparing for the SW weldment certification exam. You better follow his instructions step by step and create a custom profile before starting the exam. Solidworks doesn't recognize the custom profile if you miss some details. Example: you need to select the sketch before saving, and you need to create the sub-folders just like he did.... I spent way too much time messing around on my own wondering why Solidworks doesn't recognize my profile, and you can't answer any question without getting this custom profile done.

[@marinusleguijt1364]

i says im not allowed tos save it in this map is it because of a student version

[@giannispapaeoannou4641]

very helpfull! thank you very much!

[@vishaldhumal3946]

Thank you !

[@diyfrank2392]

Keeps telling me "invalid member profile." Just trying to make 1" x 1" x 0.090" Square Tubing!

[@aleifhakimi9550]

Why i cannot select the size

[@cutecandy26]

YOU ROCK

[@hamzajamal5661]

Thanks Man

[@vishnudathk1828]

When I apply structural member it's showing 'library feature is empty' can u please help me with this

[@yarvick]

Make shure you select your profile sketch in the tree design, otherwise it will not show in the file. Also, check if you place in the right file, because you must put the file inside a folder with the name of the shape, and this one inside in a folder with the name of the standard and this one inside of a folder named Weldment profiels

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[@roystonmascarenhas7947]

thank you

[@MAMotinSobujsobuj23]

Thank you sir

[@nshimyjohn345]

Thank you!

[@alexdbo2207]

Thanks a lot!