Downloading Additional Weldment Profiles from SOLIDWORKS Content

David Severud
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Problem

The weldment profiles library included in the SOLIDWORKS installation is limited to a few cross sections in the ANSI Inch and ISO standards. This article goes over how to download additional weldment profiles from inside SOLIDWORKS.

Solution

  1. Open SOLIDWORKS

  2. Navigate to the Design Library tab of the Task Pane that is usually on the right side of SOLIDWORKS. Go to View > Task Pane to enable the Task Pane if it is currently disabled.

    Select Design Library

  3. Expand the "SOLIDWORKS Content" section and go to the Weldment folder

    Expand SOLIDWORKS Content to go the Weldments folder

  4. In the Weldments folder are the Weldment Profiles that can be downloaded. Hold down the CTRL key and left-click on a profile standard to download it

    Hold down CTRL and left click a weldment to download
  5. Select the location to save the downloaded ZIP folder
  6. Right-click on the ZIP folder to select the option to extract it, and extract it to the Weldment Profiles folder that is specified in Tools > Options > System Options > File Locations > Weldment Profiles
    For SOLIDWORKS 2025 and newer, the default location is:
    C:\ProgramData\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKSversion\weldment profiles
    For SOLIDWORKS 2024 and older, the default location is:
    C:\Program Files\SolidWorks Corp\SOLIDWORKS\lang\english\weldment profiles
  7. The Structural Member Property Manager drop-down list is now populated with the added Weldment Profiles.
Downloaded Weldment Profile

For additional support, existing customers can submit a ticket or new customers can contact Hawk Ridge Systems.

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    Kory Harding

    Are there any other libraries that can be downloaded? I'm looking for ASTM Standards For Steel Tubes and Pipes.

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