Chief Architect Help Database - Article Number: 389
How to Use the Fillet and Chamfer Edit Tools
The information in this article applies to:- Chief Architect X5
- Chief Architect X4
- Chief Architect X3
- Chief Architect X2
- Chief Architect X1
When I click on a CAD polyline, I see the Fillet Two Lines and Chamfer Two Lines buttons on the edit toolbar. What do these edit tools do, and how can I use them?
The Fillet Two Lines and Chamfer Two Lines edit buttons allow you to easily add fillets, or curves, and chamfers, or angled edges, to the corners of CAD objects. including text objects. These two tools are particularly helpful because they allow you to produce fillets and chamfers at sizes that you specify.
Some CAD-based objects, such as custom countertops and slabs, can also be edited using the Fillet Two Lines and Chamfer Two Lines edit tools.
To use the Fillet Two Lines edit tool:
- Click the Select Objects
button, then click on a CAD polyline to select it.
- Double-click the Fillet Two Lines
edit button.
- In the Fillet/Chamfer dialog, specify the desired Fillet Radius for the fillet, or rounded corner, that you would like to create.
- The fillet radius is the distance from the curve of the fillet to its center point.
- A small Fillet Radius value produces a small, tight fillet, and a larger value produces a wider, longer curve.
- Click OK to close the dialog and finish filleting a corner of the polyline.
- The fillet radius is the distance from the curve of the fillet to its center point.
- With the polyline still selected, you can click on an edge adjacent to the one that you clicked on to select it in step 1. The corner at which the two edges join will become filleted.
- If you prefer to fillet a different corner, click the Select Objects
- When you click on the polyline, make sure you click on an edge on either side of the corner you wish to fillet.
- Then, click the Fillet Two Lines
- When you click on the other edge, the corner between them will become filleted.
- When you click on the polyline, make sure you click on an edge on either side of the corner you wish to fillet.
To use the Chamfer Two Lines edit tool:
- Click the Select Objects
- Double-click the Chamfer Two Lines
edit button.
- In the Fillet/Chamfer dialog, specify the desired Chamfer Distance.
- The chamfer distance is the length of the chamfer, or angled corner.
- Click OK to close the dialog and finish chamfering a corner of the polyline.
- The chamfer distance is the length of the chamfer, or angled corner.
- With the polyline still selected, you can click on an edge adjacent to the one that you clicked on to select it in step 1. The corner at which the two edges join will become chamfered.
- If you prefer to chamfer a different corner, click the Select Objects
- When you click on the polyline, make sure you click on an edge on either side of the corner you wish to chamfer.
- Then, click the Chamfer Two Lines
- When you click on the other edge, the corner between them will become chamfered.
- When you click on the polyline, make sure you click on an edge on either side of the corner you wish to chamfer.
Note: When you fillet or chamfer the corner of a polyline or polyline-based object, only that corner will be affected.
When you fillet or chamfer the corner of a CAD box or box-based object, all four corners will be affected identically.
You can also use the Fillet Two Lines and Chamfer Two Lines edit tools to join two unconnected lines or polylines. To learn how, see article 387 in this database: How do I join two lines using the Fillet and Chamfer tools?
If you do not need to specify an exact fillet radius, you can quickly fillet corners using the Fillet edit behavior. For more information, see article 639: How do I create a text box with rounded corners?
Last updated on: Mar 29, 2013
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