Systems and methods to design part weld processes using media libraries

A system to generate weld instructions for display to a weld operator during a welding sequence, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a machine readable storage device comprising machine readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• provide an interface to define a weld program, the weld program comprising a sequence of visual weld instructions for display to a weld operator during a weld sequence;
• in response to an input received via the interface and specifying a file location of an object in a media library, define an element in the weld program based on the file location of the object in the media library or a reference to the object in the media library;
• generate the weld program by including in the weld program the reference to the object in the media library or the location of the object in the media library in association with the element, the generating further comprising:
• comparing a first hash value of the element in the weld program to a second hash value of the object in the media library corresponding to the reference to the object in the media library or location of the object in the media library to determine whether the object in the media library is different than the element, and,
• if the second hash value of the object in the media library is not at an expected file location, request an updated file location based on the first hash value;
• and
• update the weld program by replacing the element in the weld program when the element in the weld program is different than the object in the media library.