WLD-012

Pack: D_WELD Severity: major

Prefer intermittent welds where continuous not required

Rule Card

Field	Value
Pack	D_WELD — Weldment and Fabrication DFM
Title	Prefer intermittent welds where continuous not required
Severity	major
Check logic	Hybrid
Applies to	Weldment
Inputs required	joint_type
Fix template	Clarify weld callouts and update weld design to reduce distortion and quality risk.

Short Description

Prefer intermittent welds where continuous not required

When It Applies

This rule runs when the selected or auto-classified manufacturing route activates D_WELD. It targets Weldment.

Evidence Profile

Input	Category
joint_type	Weld / Fabrication

References

Reference	Type	Title
REF-WLD-3	guide	TWI guidance: design to minimize weld distortion

Sources

• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\manifest.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\rule_library.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\references.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\process_classifier.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\overlays.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\roles.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\report_templates.json
• D:\02_Code\36_RapidDraft_DFMBenchmark_ExpertMode\server\dfm\ui_bindings.json