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From the Selection Type list, specify a computation mode
between two possible ones:
- Current solid: The whole current solid is
filleted. This is the default mode.
- Faces selection: The edges around the selected
faces are filleted.
Help images reflect the computation mode you select. -
In the Functional faces box, select the faces not to be
filleted. The selected faces turn purple
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indicating that they are not to be filleted.
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In the Fillet radius box, enter the required value for
the fillet radius.
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Filleting applies to sharp edges that are not convex. This
operation adds material to the 3D shape. Rounding applies to sharp edges that
are convex. This operation removes material from the 3D shape. Because of
mechanical reasons, a distinction needs to be made between filleting and
rounding. The command lets you assign distinct radius values to the different
edge types.
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Select Show curvature radius less than check box to
display the fillets and rounds with radius value less than the radius value
entered by you.
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Click OK to confirm. A new dialog box appears,
indicating the operation progress. In case you want to interrupt the operation,
click Cancel. Because the app detects fillets or rounds whose radius value is less than the specified
value, a warning message is generated if such elements are detected.
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To show the fillets and rounds, select the warning message from the
Warnings window.
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Click
Close to close the
Warnings
window. The operation is complete. All the edges except
for edges surrounding both functional surfaces are filleted. A new feature
identified as
AutoFillet.XXX is added to the
tree.
Compared with manual filleting, using
AutoFillet is also a way of considerably
reducing the number of features in the specification
tree.
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