Construction tools: chamfer

Chanfrein

The sketcher mode of construction « Chamfer » permits the user to cut a corner by inserting a segment. This chamfer can be defined in 3 different manners:

  • equal distance
  • distance – distance
  • distance – angle
Preview
Equal distance Distance – distance Distance – angle

Access / Cursor

The different accesses and personalized cursor for this mode of creation are presented in the following table:

Accès Curseur
Par icône:
Par menu: Outils → Chanfrein

Dialog box

After the activation of this mode, a dialog box containing all the necessary fields and options to apply a chamfer will appear.

Equal distance Distance – distance Distance – angle
Illustration
Graphic selection Permits the user to choose the both necessary lines (mandatory segment type) by selecting them graphically*
Distance de la 1 ère ligne Distance which is applied on the two selected lines

Distance which is applied on the 1 st selected line

(in this case the Line 16)

Distance which is applied on the 1 st selected line

(in this case the Line 16)

Distance de la 2 ème ligne

Distance which is applied on the 2 nd selected line

(in this case the Line 19)

Angle par rapport à la 1 ère ligne Angle which is applied between the 1 st selected line and the future line

*It is possible to deselect the entities graphically or by using the button Delete.

Apply a chamfer

The process to apply a Chamfer is presented in the table below.

Stage Description
1 Activation of the mode
A dialog box is opened
2 Graphic selection of the two segments representing the corner to cut

The field « Graphic selection » is filled in

The selected entities are highlighted in green.

3 Choice of the sketcher mode of definition (equal distance, or distance – distance, or distance – angle)
The dialog box adapts itself by displaying the necessary fields following the chosen mode of definition
4 Choice of fields of definition (to enter)

The fields are filled in

The chamfer outline will appear

5 Validation of the chamfer by OK

The dialog box closes.

The both origin segments arte modified.

A third segment is added between both the origin segments representing the chamfer.

The mode of construction is automatically deactivated.

Variant : Select the entities to be repeated before activating the mode permits to open the dialog box with the field « Graphic selection » pre-filled