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chamfer or complex corner contour (by Joe)
Hi there, I have a question about what might be a chamfer but I'm not exactly sure. I've included a sketch of a small block as an example. I don't really know how to describe this verbally. I know there isn't a chamfer button but I've done a few manually that work. However I can't see if it's possible to do two chamfers that meet and sort of contour around in what I will refer to as a complex corner. Thank you for any help.
(no subject) (by Daniel Engineering Solutions)
Joe,
I took a look at the model provided. I'm not entirely sure what you're looking to do. Are you wanting to put a chamfer that runs at the angle between where the two chamfers meet (highlighted in red in the attached screenshot)?
I took a look at the model provided. I'm not entirely sure what you're looking to do. Are you wanting to put a chamfer that runs at the angle between where the two chamfers meet (highlighted in red in the attached screenshot)?
(no subject) (by Paul)
I think the smaller "box" on the right needs to be drawn with the chamfer in 2d, then extended into the other box with rounded corners. I don't see any other way to blend the features where the red line is.
(no subject) (by Joe)
Hi, thank you for looking.
On the short block the chamfer extends horizontally toward and meets the taller block at the corner. Where it meets the corner, I'd like it to continue a little bit, horizontally, and wrap around the vertical tangent arc of that corner on the tall block, to sort of seamlessly contour around the corner.
I guess this becomes two issues unfortunately, one of shaping and the other of error lines. I don't want things to fragment so if I need to create a separate post question for two issues let me know.
I get red error lines where the small block meets the face of the tall block that has a tangent arc applied to its vertical corners. Just a straight up meeting of two things, a plain extruded rectangular block. Can I not have a meeting of two pieces if the corners of one of them have had a tangent arc applied to its corners? I'll include a file of that. Is it related to the tangent arc's construction lines at the edge of it?
I did find in the reference manual:
"It is also possible to specify whether the original lines and curves should be kept, but changed to construction lines
(which may be useful if you want to place constraints on them), or whether they should be deleted."
I don't really know what this means or if it has anything to do with the red error lines.
Thanks again!
On the short block the chamfer extends horizontally toward and meets the taller block at the corner. Where it meets the corner, I'd like it to continue a little bit, horizontally, and wrap around the vertical tangent arc of that corner on the tall block, to sort of seamlessly contour around the corner.
I guess this becomes two issues unfortunately, one of shaping and the other of error lines. I don't want things to fragment so if I need to create a separate post question for two issues let me know.
I get red error lines where the small block meets the face of the tall block that has a tangent arc applied to its vertical corners. Just a straight up meeting of two things, a plain extruded rectangular block. Can I not have a meeting of two pieces if the corners of one of them have had a tangent arc applied to its corners? I'll include a file of that. Is it related to the tangent arc's construction lines at the edge of it?
I did find in the reference manual:
"It is also possible to specify whether the original lines and curves should be kept, but changed to construction lines
(which may be useful if you want to place constraints on them), or whether they should be deleted."
I don't really know what this means or if it has anything to do with the red error lines.
Thanks again!
(no subject) (by Zac)
Hi,
Try to make two-sided extrusion of the smaller block and then adjust the size. See the attachment. I hope that helps.
Try to make two-sided extrusion of the smaller block and then adjust the size. See the attachment. I hope that helps.
(no subject) (by Paul)
Building on the previous file from Zac, I added the chamfer to the short block in the attached file.
You can not use a fillet on the small block, that will still result in red lines.
You can not use a fillet on the small block, that will still result in red lines.
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