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The Face - Face Fillet command can be used when there is no intersection between the faces or when there are more than two sharp edges between the faces. | |||
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Open the Face_Face_Fillet.CATPart document. | |||
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You can select the
Conic parameter check box. This check box allows you to
vary the section of the fillet. For a parameter comprised between or equal to:
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Face-Face Fillet Dialog BoxIn this dialog box you can define face-face fillets using the following options: Limiting ElementLimiting element lets you define a trimming element. Once you have selected that element, an arrow appears on it to indicate the portion of material that will be kept. If you wish to keep the opposite portion of material, just click this arrow to reverse the direction. You can select the 2Doutput Sketches, 2Doutput Profiles and 2Dlayout Profiles as limiting element. Contextual commands creating the limiting elements you need are available from the Limiting element field:
If you create any of these elements, the application then displays the corresponding icon in front of the Limiting element field. Clicking this icon enables you to edit the element. Hold CurveInstead of entering a radius value, you can use a "hold
curve" to compute the fillet. Depending on the curve's shape, the fillet's
radius value is then more or less variable. Contextual commands creating the curves you need are available from the Hold Curve field:
If you create any of these elements, the application then displays the corresponding icon in front of the Hold Curve field. Clicking this icon enables you to edit the element. SpineThe Spine capability provides a better control of the fillet. The spine you select can be a wireframe element or a Sketcher element. To compute the fillet, the application uses circles contained in planes normal to the spine. It is then possible to control the shape of the fillet. Contextual commands creating the spines you need are available from the Spine field:
If you create any of these elements, the application then displays the
corresponding icon in front of the Spine field. Clicking this
icon enables you to edit the element. Edge(s) to keepYou can specify the
edge(s) of support body to be kept and create Fillet Surfaces with Hold
Curve and Keep Edge as support wherever necessary. This helps in
two different situations:
Edge(s) to keep field is defined in the Face-Face Fillet Definition dialog box which is not selectable by default. If a hold curve is selected, the Edge(s) to keep field becomes selectable. As soon as an edge to be kept is selected, it turns purple. |
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