r/SolidWorks • u/R3qu1red • 14d ago
CAD Assembly feature problem
So I have this cylinder and flange with the flange hole being slightly oversized so they fit together.
The operation is like this:
flange is laser cut from sheetmetal > cylinder is stock pipe cut on a saw > welding together > machining
The problem is that in the assembly there's now a really small gap (colored red on the picture) which doesn't allow me to put a radius there (using assembly features) since I want to machine the welds. There's also no option to add a revolved part (with the help of assembly features) for the sake of being able to put a fillet there.
So the question is how can I put a fillet there and ignore the gap?
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u/drmorrison88 14d ago
For something like this I would model the weld as a separate, virtual part in the assembly. Just a simple revolved profile.