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Modifying edges with the fillets and chamfers

Modifying edges with the fillets and chamfers - Inventor Tutorial

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Modifying edges with the fillets and chamfers

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- We're now ready to look at how we can modify edges with the fillet and chamfer tools. Fillets and chamfers are very similar, and they're actually quite easy to make. That said, I would recommend waiting to create them til the end of the design process, just because they can tend to weight down the model and get in the way sometimes. So, I generally wait til I'm done with my modeling before I add these. Unless something's needed very specifically in the design, I tend to wait. In order to create a fillet or chamfer, there's a few different options you can select from. You can either go to the "3D Model" tab, under the "Modify" panel, and select "Fillet" or "Chamfer". We also have in the marking menu, the "Fillet" option. I actually use the context sensitivity of a nunner, because when I select an edge on the model, the heads up display tells me the things that I can do to that edge. And one is fillet, and the other is chamfer. I'm gonna start with the "Fillet" command. And you can…

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