Exporting Welds (created via 'Weld Bead') as a solid or mesh for Simulation

Hi Everyone,

Would anyone be able to tell me if there is a way to export the cosmetic weld beads as a solid or mesh to allow analysis in a separate application? I know the cosmetic weld beads are lightweight (hence the name cosmetic) but I just want to ask if anyone has had success or a work around for this, falling short of explicitly modelling each weld? It would be great to be able to export this as a step 242 similar to NX. I know there is the fillet bead that allows a solid body generation, however it is limited whenever it comes to curved geometry and doesn't handle it as well as the weld bead function. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!