Chamfer Edges

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(3D only) Used to chamfer one or more edges of a solid, projected surface, or a surface of revolution. To use this tool:

• Select the edge you want to chamfer.

• To select additional edges, press <Ctrl> and, as you move the pointer over the solid or surface, the edge nearest the pointer highlights. While holding down <Ctrl>, enter a data point to select the additional edge.

• You can enter a Reset to deselect an incorrect edge. Where a number of edges have been selected, consecutive Resets will deselect them in the reverse order (that is, the last edge selected is the first edge deselected).

Tool Setting	Effect
Distance 1/Distance 2	Sets the distances to trim back the faces. If the Lock control is on, they are constrained to the same value.
Lock control	If on (closed) Distance 1 and Distance 2 are the same value. If off (open) Distance 1 and Distance 2 can be different.
Select Tangent Edges	If on, edges that are tangentially continuous are selected and chamfered in one operation. If off, only the selected section is chamfered.
Flip Direction	Where Distance 1 and Distance 2 are different, reverses the direction of the chamfer and the values that the faces are trimmed.

To chamfer one or more edges of a solid

1. Select the Chamfer Edges tool.


2. In the Distance 1 and Distance 2 fields, enter the required values.


3. If required, turn on Select Tangent Edges.


4. Identify an edge to chamfer.
   The solid highlights, with the selected edge highlighted.


5. Accept to chamfer the edge.
   or
   Identify further edges to be chamfered using <Ctrl> data points.


6. Accept to chamfer the edges.

   Applying a chamfer to an edge of a solid (Top) and a projected surface (Bottom). Left: Identify the edge (1), which highlights. Right: Accept to chamfer the selected edge (2).

   Effect of “Select Tangent Edges” setting. Left: Off — only the identified section of the edge is selected for chamfering. Right: On — the identified section plus all edges that are tangentially continuous are selected for chamfering.

To correct a chamfer that is constructed in the wrong direction (that is, Distances 1 and 2 are applied to the wrong faces)

1. Undo the chamfer.


2. Turn on Flip Direction.


3. Reconstruct the chamfer.

Key-in: CHAMFER EDGES