Add a Chamfer

It is used to add chamfers to objects whose angles are less than 180°, so as to improve cutting effect on corners of thick material.

To add a chamfer, do one of the following:

• Automatically add a chamfer to the selected and qualified objects according to the set value.

• Manually select a chamfer position based on your need.

  Angle range: (0, 180)°

Automatically Add a Chamfer

To automatically add a chamfer, select the target object, and do the following:

1. To open Chamfer dialog box, do the following:

   • In the common toolbar, click Chamfer.

   • In the menu bar, click Technics → Chamfer.

   • Right click on the drawing window, and select Chamfer.

   

2. Set parameter Angle and Radius.

3. Optional: To automatically add chamfers for closed objects according to the attribute of fill/unfill, check Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill.

Taking setting parameter Angle to 45°~90° and checking Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill as an example, the result is as follows:

Manually Add a Chamfer

To manually add a chamfer, do the following:

1. To open Chamfer dialog box, do the following:

   • In the common toolbar, click Chamfer.

   • In the menu bar, click Technics → Chamfer.

   • Right click on the drawing window, and select Chamfer.

   

2. Set parameter Radius.

3. Optional: To automatically add chamfers for closed objects according to the attribute of fill/unfill, check Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill.

4. Click Set by Mouse. The cursor turns into .

5. To select an adding position, move the mouse to the target position and left click.

After manually adding a chamfer, to exit Chamfer command, right click.

Taking unchecking Create Chamfer by Fill or Unfill as an example, the result is as follows: