SurfaceFillet.png Fillet Surfaces

Introduction

The Fillet Surfaces function is used to join two separate surfaces with a defined radius between them using one of five trimming options. To ensure tangency, this function trims surfaces, but it does not extend them.

 

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Navigation

To open the Fillet Surfaces function, do one of the following:

 

 

 

 

The parameters display in the DataEntryTabIcon.png Data Entry tab of the Data-CAM Tree Manager.

The Data Entry Parameters

 

Boundary Trim Type

The boundary options determine how the fillet is trimmed at the outer boundaries. The following image shows the two original surfaces as a reference to the result shown below each option.

 

Original Surfaces

 

 

 

Blend

 

 

 

No Trim

 

 

 

Minimal

 

 

 

Maximal

 

 

 

Bevel


 

Icon_WPF_Delete.png (Delete) - removes the First Surface/Solid from the list.

 

Icon_WPF_Delete.png (Delete) - removes the Second Surface/Solid from the list.

Parameters

 

 

Quick Steps - Fillet Surfaces

1      Open the function and define all Data Entry parameters.

 

2      Click to select the first of two surfaces.

3      Click to select the second surface and create the previewed fillet.

4      Adjust the Boundary Trim Type to preview the possible fillet results.

5      Click OK to finalize the fillet.  

The feature is added to the CAD Tree.

 

6      Repeat this process as needed.

 

7      To close the function, click Cancel.

 

Related Topics

How to Use Fillet Surface