Fillet

Fillet feature creates fillets on the edges of a shape.

To create a Fillet in the active part:

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

  2. click fillet.icon Fillet button in the toolbar

There are 2 types of fillet:

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fillet by fixed radius

../_images/fillet_var_radius.png

fillet by variable radius

Fillet by fixed radius

The property panel is shown below.

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Fillet by fixed radius property panel

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;

  • Radius defines fillet radius.

TUI Command:

model.addFillet(Part_doc, [face, edge, ]radius)
Parameters:

  • part – The current part object.

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

  • number – Radius value.

Returns:

Created object.

Result

Result of Fillet by fixed radius is shown below.

../_images/fillet_fix_rad.png

Fillet by fixed radius

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Fillet by fixed radius operation.

Fillet by variable radius

Alternatively, there is a possibility to create a fillet with a variable radius.

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Fillet by variable radius

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;

  • Start radius defines the fillet radius at the start of the selected edge(s);

  • End radius defines the fillet radius at the end of the selected edge(s).

TUI Command:

model.addFillet(Part_doc, shapes, R1, R2)
Parameters:

  • Part_doc (document) – The current part object.

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

  • R1 (double) – Start radius value.

  • R2 (double) – End radius value.

Returns:

Created object.

Result

Result of Fillet by variable radius is shown below.

../_images/fillet_var_rad.png

Fillet by variable radius

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Fillet by variable radius operation.