Chamfer

Chamfer feature creates chamfers on the edges or on the faces of a shape.

To create a Chamfer in the active part:

  1. select in the Main Menu Feature - > Chamfer item or

  2. click chamfer.icon Chamfer button in the toolbar

There are 2 types of chamfer:

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chamfer by two distances

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chamfer by a distance and an angle


Chamfer by two distances

The property panel is shown below.

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Chamfer by two distances property panel

Input fields:

  • Faces or/and edges panel contains chamfered faces and edges. All edges of a face are subject to chamfer operation. Faces and edges are selected in 3D OCC viewer;

  • D1 define the first chamfer distance;

  • D2 define the second chamfer distance;

TUI Command:

model.addChamfer(Part_doc, [face, edge, ]perfomDistances, D1, D2)
Parameters
  • part – The current part object.

  • list – A list of faces and edges subject to fillet operation in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • boolean – A “True” flag to indicate that the type of chamfer is by two distances.

  • number – D1 value.

  • number – D2 value.

Returns

Created object.

Result

Result of Chamfer by two distances is shown below.

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Chamfer by two distances

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Chamfer by distances operation.

Chamfer by a distance and an angle

Alternatively, there is a possibility to create a chamfer with a distance and an angle.

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Chamfer by a distance and an angle

Input fields:

  • Faces or/and edges panel contains filleted faces and edges. All edges of a face are subject to fillet operation. Faces and edges are selected in 3D OCC viewer;

  • D defines the chamfer distance;

  • Angle defines the chamfer angle.

TUI Command:

model.addChamfer(Part_doc, [face, edge, ]perfomDistances, D, Angle)
Parameters
  • part – The current part object.

  • list – A list of faces and edges subject to fillet operation in format model.selection(TYPE, shape).

  • boolean – A “False” flag to indicate that the type of chamfer is by a distance and an angle.

  • number – D value.

  • number – Angle value.

Returns

Created object.

Result

Result of Chamfer by a distance and an angle is shown below.

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Chamfer by a distance and an angle

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Chamfer by a distance and an angle operation.