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Chamfer overview

Use the Chamfer command to bevel the edges of one or more bodies.
Depending on the shape of the body, the chamfer bevels edges by subtracting material (1) or adding
material (2).

You can define the cross section of the chamfer by specifying:
One symmetric offset distance.
Two offset distances.
An offset distance and an angle.

By Asymmetric Offset :
This example shows how to create a chamfer with asymmetric offset distances.

1. On the Feature toolbar, click Chamfer or choose InsertDetail FeatureChamfer.
In the Chamfer dialog box, Select Edge (0) is active.
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2. In the graphics window, select the edges to chamfer.

3. In the Offsets group, from the Cross Section list, select Asymmetric.
4. In the Distance 1 box, type the first offset distance value.
For this example, a value of 15 is used.
5. In the Distance 2 box, type the second offset distance value.
For this example, a value of 25 is used.

6. (Optional) If the offset distances are measured on the wrong side of the selected edges, click
Reverse Direction .
7. Click OK or Apply to create the chamfer.





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Dialog Dialog Box
Edge
Select Edge

Lets you select one or more edges to chamfer.
Note:
The software may approximate a simple chamfer when:
The selected edges are not linear or circular.
The adjacent faces are not perpendicular.
Offsets
Cross
Section
Specifies a method to input the offsets for the cross section of the chamfer.
Symmetric
Creates a simple chamfer with the same offset distance on each side of the selected edges.

Note:
For more accurate results with complex chamfer cross sections, use the Offset Faces and Trim
offset method.
Asymmetric
Creates a chamfer with a different offset distance on each side of the selected edges.

Note:
For more accurate results with complex chamfer cross sections, use the Offset Faces and Trim
offset method.
Offset and Angle
Creates a chamfer with a single offset distance and an angle.
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Note:
This option is accurate only for simple geometry when the faces adjacent to the selected edges are
planar, cylindrical, or conical.
Distance
Available for Symmetric and Offset and Angle cross section types.
Specifies a distance value for the offset.
Distance 1
Available for the Asymmetric cross section type.
Specifies a distance value for the first offset.
Distance 2
Available for the Asymmetric cross section type.
Specifies a distance value for the second offset.
Angle
Available for the Offset and Angle cross section type.
Specifies an angle value for the offset.
Reverse
Direction

Available for Asymmetric and Offset and Angle cross section types.
Measures the offset distance or angle to the other side of the selected chamfer edge.
Settings
Offset
Method
Available for Symmetric and Asymmetric cross section types.
Specifies a method to define the edges of the new chamfer faces using the offset distance values.
Offset Edges Along Faces
Produces accurate results for simple shapes only.
Defines the edges of the new chamfer face by measuring the offset distance values along the faces
adjacent to the selected edge.
Offset Faces and Trim
May produce more accurate results for complex shapes when the faces adjacent to a selected edge
have varying angles, are not planar, or are not perpendicular.
Defines the edges of the new chamfer by offsetting the adjacent faces and projecting the intersection
of the offset faces normal to the original faces.
Chamfer All
Instances
Adds the chamfer to all instances in the instance set.
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Tip:
Instead of using this option, it is recommended that you create the chamfer and its parent
feature first, add them to a group feature, and then create an instance set of the group
feature.
If you use this option, it is recommended that you add the chamfer to the master feature and
not one of the instanced features. This is to make sure that the chamfer will always remain
visible in the instance set if the array parameters are later changed.
See Group Feature and Instance for details.