Chamfering Split Plate Edges

When adjacent split plates have different thicknesses or orientations, there are sharp steps between them which may become a source of stress concentration. You can chamfer the edges of thicker plates to avoid such sharp steps.

Before you begin:
  1. From the Detail section of the action bar, click Chamfer .
  2. Click Show Preferences at the upper right of the Chamfer panel.
  3. In the Preferences panel, specify the chamfering action rule and the chamfer contour.
  4. In the Chamfer panel, select target structure panels in the Selected Objects box.
    A list of pairs of split plates is generated in the Chamfer panel. One pair is for each edge that requires chamfering.
    Column Description
    Target Plate The split plate considered for chamfering.
    Target Panel The panel consisting in the target split plate.
    Adjacent Plate The split plate adjacent to the target plate.
    Adjacent Panel The panel consisting in the adjacent plate.


    Legends:
    • : Target plate
    • : Adjacent plate
    • : The edge to be chamfered
  5. Select the required rows and click Compute .
    The Contour and To Do columns are updated as follows:
    Contour To Do Description
    Status Contour Name
    - - The pair of split plates is not compatible with the current action rule. And therefore, no action is required.
    - Update Click Update to create a new chamfer.
    Contour_Name Update Click Update to update the existing chamfer.
    Contour_Name Delete The existing chamfer is not compatible with the current action rule. You can choose to delete or to keep it.

    Click Delete to delete the chamfer.

    Contour_Name Delete The existing chamfer is broken and is therefore out of date.

    Click Delete to delete the chamfer.

    Contour_Name - The existing chamfer is up to date and therefore no action is required.
  6. Select the rows and take the necessary actions as described in the above table.
    Accordingly, new chamfers are created, existing chamfers are updated, and invalid chamfers are deleted.

    Legends:

    • : Target split plates
    • : Chamfers
    • : Other split plates

    After clicking Update for the selected rows, you can click Open the HTML Report to view the chamfering report.

  7. Optional: Select a row for which a chamfer exists and click Edit .
  8. Optional: In the Chamfer Detail panel, edit the following chamfer details:
    • Replace the chamfer contour.
    • Specify the Start Offset and End Offset values to create the chamfer over a specific length of the edge. You can also use handles in the 3D area.
    • Edit the public parameters for the chamfer contour.
    Tip: You can also use the Edit button to define a new chamfer manually. To do so,
    1. Deselect all rows and then click Edit .
    2. In the Edge box, select an edge that needs to be chamfered.
    3. Specify the start and end offsets, if required.
    4. Specify the contour parameters (vertical and horizontal lengths).
  9. Close the Chamfer panel.
  10. Optional: To edit a chamfer, do any of the following:
    • Select it in the 3D area or in the tree, and click Edit Chamfer on the context toolbar.
    • In the Chamfer panel, select a required chamfer row and click Edit .
  11. Optional: To delete a chamfer, select it in the 3D area or in the tree, and click Delete Chamfer on the context toolbar.

Important: After creating a chamfer, the chamfer contour has no connection with the chamfer. Therefore, if you modify the contour or change the contour in the preferences after creating the chamfer, it does not update the already created chamfer. You need to delete the chamfer and create a new one.