Fillets

Create fillets or chamfers along an edge.

Fillet Edges

Round edges to create fillets with a constant radius.

Fillets with a constant radius are supported, but not fillets with variable radii.
  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Fillet Edges tool.

  2. Select edges to fillet.
    • To select an edge, click the edge.
    • To select multiple edges, use box selection or press Ctrl while clicking the edges.
    • To select all of the boundary edges of a face, click the face.
  3. Enter a radius.

    If the radius you entered is invalid, the text box is highlighted in red.

    Note: The radius you enter will be automatically applied to all selected features.
  4. Select Apply on the microdialog.
    Features are automatically retained and notches are preserved on sheets.
Tip:
  • By default, clicking an edge will also select all of its tangent edges. Deselect Tangent Propagation in the microdialog to disable this behavior.
  • If the fillet radius text box is highlighted red due to an invalid edge selection, press Ctrl+Z to undo or press Ctrl while clicking to deselect the edge. The previously valid selection will reappear.
  • Change the default fillet radius in the Preferences.

Chamfer Edges

Create beveled edges.

  1. On the Geometry ribbon, select the Chamfer Edges tool.

  2. Select edges to chamfer.
    • To select an edge, click the edge.
    • To select multiple edges, use box selection or press Ctrl while clicking the edges.
    • To select all of the boundary edges of a face, click the face.
  3. Choose from the following options:
    • Distance, Angle: Enter a horizontal distance and an angle.
    • Distance, Distance: Enter a horizontal distance and a vertical distance.

    If you entered an invalid value, the text box is highlighted in red.

    Note: The values you enter will be automatically applied to all selected features.
  4. Select Apply on the microdialog.
    Features are automatically retained and notches are preserved on sheets.
Tip:
  • By default, clicking an edge will also select all of its tangent edges. Deselect Tangent Propagation in the microdialog to disable this behavior.
  • Reverse the side the distance and angle are measured from by clicking in the microdialog.
  • If a distance/angle text box is highlighted red due to an invalid edge selection, press Ctrl+Z to undo or press Ctrl while clicking to deselect the edge. The previously valid selection will reappear.
  • Change the default chamfer distance and angle in the Preferences.

Apply a Variable to a Parameter

Apply a variable to a parameter, or create a new variable on the fly from a tool microdialog.

You can apply existing variables and add new ones via the microdialog in various sketch and geometry tools.

  1. In the tool’s microdialog, click the f(x) icon.


    Figure 1. Example of a microdialog with a variable field
  2. In the dropdown menu, select Add Variable to create a new variable based on the dimension in the text field, or select the name of an existing variable.
  3. Click Apply to apply the variable to the construction feature.
  4. Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.
Tip:
  • You can also create a variable by entering a new name and expression in the microdialog’s text field, for example: Variable1=50
  • In addition, you can also create a new variable based on an existing variable, for example, Variable2=Variable1*0.5.

Keyboard Shortcuts & Mouse Controls

To Do this
Select features Click
Append/remove feature selection Ctrl+click
Delete selected feature Delete+click
Delete selected filleted/chamfered face Delete
Exit tool Right-click and mouse through the check mark to exit, or double-right-click.