Creating Custom Weldment Profiles in SolidWorks

In SolidWorks you can create your own weldment profiles to use when creating weldment structural members. See how to create the profile as a library feature part, then file it in a defined location so it is available for selection.
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[@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!

[@user-ke9cc8qt5b]

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

[@MohammedIbrahim-bc8hw]

life saver

[@radistyaarbein4359]

thanks dude

[@HrothgarDoran]

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

[@rangapremathilaka2854]

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

[@h3ctor1991]

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

[@EnterprisingWisemen]

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

[@pinchasnayman9110]

Thank you so much for the wonderful lesson

[@raymundoortiz7269]

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

[@nathank5794]

this was super helpful, thanks!!!

[@mahmoudabbaszadeh469]

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

[@jimmcmanus7911]

Very helpful in understanding how to save a custom profile

[@madsipho]

Awesome, this is what i was lookinmg for.

[@yacinezidane6329]

Very Helpful, thank you !

[@MHASolidWorks]

Thanks. Best wishes to you!

[@giannispapaeoannou4641]

very helpfull! thank you very much!

[@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.

[@helpperrandyhelpper]

Great! very informative!

[@aleemMdYusuf]

Cant just thank you enough mate

[@alpharouk7146]

thanks a million!!

[@fascinating3521]

Thank you very much!

[@nshimyjohn345]

Thank you!

[@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.

[@alexdbo2207]

Thanks a lot!

[@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???

[@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

[@MAMotinSobujsobuj23]

Thank you sir

[@roystonmascarenhas7947]

thank you

[@rokhimiabdanfitri4555]

thank, i can fix it after waching this vidio😀

[@fahhaamaatir2989]

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

[@hamzajamal5661]

Thanks Man

[@thophamvan7986]

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[@cutecandy26]

YOU ROCK

[@sumeethegade5598]

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

[@marinusleguijt1364]

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

[@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

[@SOLIDWORKSTUTORIAL-ij1jt]

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[@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

[@SOLIDWORKSTUTORIAL-ij1jt]

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[@user-dg1bb9vc7j]

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...

[@SOLIDWORKSTUTORIAL-ij1jt]

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[@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

[@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?

[@balasubramani2636]

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

[@rihardskruminliepa9554]

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

[@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

[@SOLIDWORKSTUTORIAL-ij1jt]

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[@vishaldhumal3946]

Thank you !