Modifying a fillet, chamfer, shell, or offset face object
Fillet, chamfer, shell, and offset face objects can be edited from the Object Info palette. Basic parameters of an existing operation, such as fillet radius, chamfer setback distance, shell thickness and direction, and face offset distance are edited directly in the relevant parameter fields.
Three additional options allow you to change which edges and faces are involved in a fillet, chamfer, shell, or offset face operation. To edit the fillet, chamfer, shell, and offset face operations that are part of the multiple-step creation of a more complex solid object, enter the object history to access nested objects for editing; see Editing solid object history.
The options below are available for all offset face objects and for fillet, chamfer, and shell objects created with Vectorworks 2020 or later.
Identifying faces that result from an operation
For objects that have multiple operations completed on different edges and faces, such as an object with a 6-inch fillet applied to some edges and a 10-inch fillet applied to others, you need to know which operation is currently editable.
To identify which faces were created by the current editable operation:
Select the object, by entering the object history if needed, and click Highlight on the Object Info palette.
The faces that result from the current fillet/chamfer/shell/offset operation are highlighted.
Do one of the following:
If the desired faces are highlighted, edit the parameter values in the Object Info palette, or modify the selected edges/faces as described in the following section.
If the desired faces are not highlighted, enter the object history to access the correct nested object.
Modifying edge and face selection
To change which edges or faces are affected by the current editable operation:
Select the object, by entering the object history if needed, and click Modify on the Object Info palette.
The appropriate (Fillet Edge, Chamfer Edge, Shell Solid, or Push/Pull) tool is automatically selected.
Select/deselect the edges or faces as needed for the modification operation and enter the desired parameters on the Tool bar, as described in Filleting solid edges, Chamfering solid edges, Creating a shell from solids, NURBS surfaces, and planar objects, or Offsetting the face of a solid.
Press Enter or click the check mark button on the Tool bar if needed to complete the modification.
If other alterations to an object remove an edge or face used by the fillet/chamfer/shell/offset operation, the operation will result in a failed object, and you must click Modify again or re-enter the object history to correct the error.
Removing an operation
To delete an entire fillet, chamfer, shell, or offset face operation from all edges and faces of a solid object:
Select the object, by entering the object history if needed, and click Remove on the Object Info palette.
The entire fillet/chamfer/shell/offset face operation is removed, and the object is deleted from the object history.
Editing objects by ungrouping
As an alternative to using the buttons available on the Object Info palette to change the selection of edges and faces in a fillet, chamfer, shell, or offset face object, you can ungroup the object to add or delete edges or faces, and then perform the operation again.
For example, if a shell is created, and then some of the shell edges are filleted, only the fillet parameters can be changed directly from the Object Info palette. To change the shell thickness, you can either edit the object history or ungroup the fillet object first. To change the original extrusion by ungrouping, both the fillet and the shell must be ungrouped. Once changes have been made, reapply the shell and fillet.
The Modify > Edit Group command cannot be used for these objects.
