U225X PUBLIC-SAFE CONVERSATION NOTE

RECORD: CHAT-0249
TOPIC: Move Plate in Weldment
IMPORTED: 2026.06.15

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: I HAVE A PLATE INSIDE OF A WELDED PART IN SOLID WORKS, i HAVE 8 OF THEWSE WELDED PARTS PLACED IN AN ASSEMBLY, I NEED TO MOVE A SPECIFIC PLATE IN THE WELDED PART UP A LEVEL TO THE ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IT IS A FIELD WELDED ITEM

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1. I HAVE A PLATE INSIDE OF A WELDED PART IN SOLID WORKS, i HAVE 8 OF THEWSE WELDED PARTS PLACED IN AN ASSEMBLY, I NEED TO MOVE A SPECIFIC PLATE IN THE WELDED PART UP A LEVEL TO THE ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IT IS A FIELD WELDED ITEM
2. I DON'T SEE THOSE OPTIONS when i right click this is the part
3. ok that worked i have the part by itself now. now how do i delete it from here without ruining everything
4. if i hide it will it still calculate in the assembly essentially doubling my plates?

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. You can do it, but there isn't a direct "promote weldment body to assembly" command in SolidWorks. Method 1 (Recommended) - Save the Plate as Its Own Part 1. Open the weldment part. 2. In the Cut List, find the plate body. 3. Right-click the plate body. 4. Select Insert Into New Part (or Save Bodies if you need more control). 5. Save the new part file. Now in your assembly: 1. Open the assembly containing the 8 weldments. 2. Insert the new plate part. 3. Mate it to the weldment using faces, planes, or reference geometry. 4. Suppress or exclude the original plate body in the weldment configuration used by the assembly. This gives you: - Shop weldment assembly without the field-weld plate. - Field-weld plate as…
2. What you're right-clicking on in the Cut List is the cut list item, not the actual body. Try this: 1. Expand Sheet<1>(1). 2. Click directly on the plate in the graphics area. 3. Look for the Solid Bodies folder (or Sheet Metal body folder) in the tree. - Sometimes it's hidden above the Cut List. 4. Right-click the actual body and look for: - Insert Into New Part - Save Bodies If you don't see a Solid Bodies folder, then this is likely a single-body weldment and the plate isn't actually a separate body yet. Looking at your screenshot, I suspect that's the case because I only see: - Sheet<1> - Sheet<2> - Pipe 2 SCH 40 and the top plate appears to have been merged into the pipe body by a weldment/feature operatio…
3. Yes. Hidden bodies still exist. Hiding only affects display. The body will still: - Contribute to mass properties - Show up in interference detection - Show up in section views - Potentially show in BOMs/cut lists - Be included when the weldment is inserted into an assembly So if you insert the separate plate part into the assembly and simply hide the plate in the weldment, you'll effectively have two plates occupying the same space. What I would do next is determine whether the plate is actually a separate body: Quick Test 1. Click Sheet<1> in the cut list. 2. Right-click it. 3. Do you see Properties? 4. In the Cut List Properties, look for a body count. Or: 1. Go to Insert > Features > Delete/Keep Body 2. Se…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- Open the weldment part.
- In the Cut List, find the plate body.
- Right-click the plate body.
- Select Insert Into New Part (or Save Bodies if you need more control).
- Save the new part file.
- Open the assembly containing the 8 weldments.
- Insert the new plate part.
- Mate it to the weldment using faces, planes, or reference geometry.
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