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In mechanical engineering, a fillet is a rounding of an interior or exterior corner of a part design. In Designer, you can quickly create fillets using the Trim tool on circles. This tutorial shows how to create a slot with filleted corners.
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In mechanical engineering, a fillet is a rounding of an interior or exterior corner of a part design. In Designer, you can quickly create fillets using the corner radius tool. This tutorial shows how to create a slot with filleted corners.
  
#To make it easier to make the curves match perfectly, set the grid to the size of the radius you want on the curve.
 
 
#Draw the rectangle for the slot.
 
#Draw the rectangle for the slot.
#;[[File:fillet1.png]]
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#;[[File:fillet1_NEW.png]]
#In each corner, place a circle, using the grid to be precise.
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#Set the size you want your fillets to be in the "corner radius" box on the bottom left.
#;[[File:fillet2.png]]
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#;[[File:Corner-radius.png]]
#Click the '''Edit''' tool and select all four circles.
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#Click Set to set the changes.
#;[[File:fillet3.png]]
 
#Click the '''Trim''' tool.
 
#Zoom in on each circle and erase the outer square line segments and the inner circle arcs to create the fillet.
 
#;[[File:fillet4.png]]
 
#;[[File:fillet5.png]]
 
#;[[File:fillet6.png]]
 
#;[[File:fillet7.png]]
 
 
#The filleted corners are complete.  
 
#The filleted corners are complete.  
#;[[File:fillet8.png]]
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#;[[File:fillet8_NEW.png]]
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#Press <Esc> or click the '''Edit''' tool to complete the trim.
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#;[[File:Fillet9_NEW.png]]

Latest revision as of 12:24, 2 April 2019

In mechanical engineering, a fillet is a rounding of an interior or exterior corner of a part design. In Designer, you can quickly create fillets using the corner radius tool. This tutorial shows how to create a slot with filleted corners.

  1. Draw the rectangle for the slot.
    Fillet1 NEW.png
  2. Set the size you want your fillets to be in the "corner radius" box on the bottom left.
    Corner-radius.png
  3. Click Set to set the changes.
  4. The filleted corners are complete.
    Fillet8 NEW.png
  5. Press <Esc> or click the Edit tool to complete the trim.
    Fillet9 NEW.png