These tools on the tool palette construct fillets and chamfers from corners formed by nonparallel lines or curves. The fillets and chamfers are automatically trimmed. If you do not want them trimmed, hold dow n the Option key (or Alt key) while you are selecting the objects to fillet or chamfer.

Fillet Two Lines

This tool constructs an arc tangent to the two objects you click.

Adding a fillet

• Click the Fillet Two Lines tool.
• Enter the arc radius in the Data Entry Window. The default radius is 0.25 inch.
• Click the objects you want to fillet. You can also hold down the Shift key and click once inside the corner you want to fillet.

If you hold down the Option key (or Alt key) while you select the objects to fillet, the objects are not trimmed. The Data Entry Fields allow you to specify the Radius of the fillet either before or after you create the fillet.

Fillet Three Lines

This tool constructs a fillet tangent to the three objects you choose.

Adding a fillet three line

• Click the Fillet Three Lines tool.
• Click the three lines you want to fillet.

If you hold down the Option key (or Alt key) while you select, the lines are not trimmed. There are no entries on the Data Entry Window.

Smooth Fill Curve

The Curve Fill tool located in the Curve Fillet tool palette is used to create a smooth blended curve between any two curves. Unlike the Fillet tool, curves do NOT need to be planar.

Using the Smooth Fill Curve tool

• Select the Smooth Fill Curve tool icon from the 2D fillet tool palette.
• Select near the end of the first curve.
• Select near the end of the second curve.

Chamfer Two Lines

This tool creates a chamfer across a corner at the specified distance from the intersection of two lines. Using the Chamfer Two Lines tool

• Click the Chamfer Two Lines tool.
• In the Data Entry Window, enter the distance you want the chamfer from the corner.
• Click each line making up the corner you want chamfered.

You can also hold down the Shift key and click once inside the corner you want to chamfer.

The lines are automatically trimmed or extended. If you hold down the Option key (or Alt key) while you select the objects to chamfer, the objects are not trimmed.

The Data Entry Fields allow you to specify the distance (Length) from the chamfer to the intersection of the corner lines.

Chamfer Angle

This tool creates a chamfer at the specified angle and distance from the corner. The specified angle is the angle between the chamfer and the second line of the corner. The specified length is the distance between the corner and the intersection of the chamfer and the second line of the corner.

Using the Chamfer Angle tool

• Click the Chamfer Angle tool.
• In the Data Entry Window, enter the length you want the intersection of the chamfer and the second line of the corner, from the corner.
• In the Data Entry Window, enter the angle you want between the chamfer and the second side.
• Click each line making up the corner you want chamfered.

The Data Entry Fields allow you to set the distance (Length) from the intersection as well as the Angle.