Weldments - Gussets
Gussets reinforce the area between two intersecting structural members with planar faces.
There are two types of gussets:
| Triangular Profile | Polygonal Profile |
In addition to options to create gussets for structural members with planar faces, the Gusset PropertyManager includes geometric selection conditions for creating gussets.
You can create gussets between:
- Disjointed planar surface bodies separated by a structural member, body radius, or gap
- Rectangular/planar surface bodies and cylindrical/round surface bodies
- Cylindrical to cylindrical (tube to tube) faces
| Plate to rectangular tube | Disjointed faces that intersect but do not touch |
| Rectangular tube to cylinder | Cylinder to cylinder |
To access these features, click Gusset (Weldments toolbar) or .
For cylindrical to cylindrical gussets, in the Gusset PropertyManager, you can use planes, sketch lines, and linear edges to define a vector direction. You can also flip the vector direction to the opposite side of the cylinder.
If you provide valid inputs for the selected geometry, a preview of the gusset appears in the graphics area.
You can set the default color for Gusset features in Model Display Options.