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Advanced topic: Variable-radius filleted corner

Advanced topic: Variable-radius filleted corner

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Advanced topic: Variable-radius filleted corner

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- I've save the most advanced topic for last. We're going to create a grip here that allows us to change the radius of this arch dynamically. It's going to involve quite a bit of complexity to pull this off but I'm showing you this so that you have food for thought in terms of how you can design dynamic blocks to do complex geometric operations. So, let's dive in. Select the block and right click and choose Block Editor. Zoom in on the corner of the desk. Choose a linear parameter and specify the start point at the mid point of this arch. We need to specify the end point at the center of the arch so toggle on Center objects now if it's not already on. And click right there. Now we need to specify the label location that's going to be right there. Now, select the parameter and type P R enter. Scroll down and change the number of grips to 1. We want to control the size of the arch with this single grip. Go to Actions and choose Scale. Select the parameter and then select the arch and…

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