WLD-013

Pack: D_WELD Severity: major

Place welds near neutral axis / balanced about joint to reduce distortion

Rule Card

Field	Value
Pack	D_WELD — Weldment and Fabrication DFM
Title	Place welds near neutral axis / balanced about joint to reduce distortion
Severity	major
Check logic	Hybrid
Applies to	Weldment
Inputs required	weld_data
Fix template	Clarify weld callouts and update weld design to reduce distortion and quality risk.

Short Description

Place welds near neutral axis / balanced about joint to reduce distortion

When It Applies

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

Evidence Profile

Input	Category
weld_data	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