Chamfer tool

Tool

Tool set

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Chamfer

Basic

Alt+7 (Windows)

Option+7 (Mac)

The Chamfer tool places a chamfer, or line, between two objects or adjacent sides of an object, including rectangles, NURBS curves, polygons, 3D polygons, polylines, or line segments. A chamfer cannot be placed between parallel lines or NURBS curves.

Mode

Description

Standard

Places a chamfer without affecting the original object; to create a single object, group the chamfer and the chamfered object together

Split

Places a chamfer and splits the chamfered objects. This mode extends lines, if needed, for the chamfer to connect. To create a single object, group the chamfer and the chamfered object together. If the corner of a polygon is chamfered, the chamfer takes the place of the corner.

Trim

Places a chamfer and trims the chamfered objects. If the corner of a polygon is chamfered, the chamfer takes the place of the corner. This mode extends lines, if needed, for the chamfer to connect.

To create a chamfer:

Click the tool, and then click the desired mode.

To specify the chamfer size with a different method (for example, by a set chamfer length), click Preferences. The Chamfer Settings dialog box opens. Enter the appropriate values.

Click to show/hide the parameters.Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter

Description

Entry Options

Select a method for specifying the chamfer size; once selected, the required entry fields also display on the Tool bar for easy entry

First and Second Lines

Enter the distances from the end of the First Line and Second Line at which to place the ends of the chamfer line

First Line and Angle

Enter the distance from the end of the First Line at which to place one end of the chamfer line, and enter the Angle between the First Line and the chamfer line

Chamfer Line Length

Enter the Chamfer Line Length

Fields on the Tool bar indicate where the chamfer will be placed, according to the current settings in the chamfer preferences. Change the default values if necessary.

The available fields vary based on the entry option selected in the Chamfer Settings dialog box.

Click the object where the chamfer will begin.

Click the object where the chamfer will end.

The chamfer is drawn according to the mode selection.

Fillet tool

Chamfering solid edges

 

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