Creating fillets

Creating fillets

A fillet connects two objects with a smooth fillet arc of a specified radius. A fillet can be applied to lines, arcs, and circles. The radius of an arc that connects filleted object is called a fillet radius. The radius value of a fillet arc, when doubled, cannot be less than the minimum distance between the two filleted objects. When filleting objects, specify a fillet radius and choose to trim or not to trim the filleted vectors.

Objects selected for filleting Results (Correct Vectors is TRUE)

To fillet Vectors

1. Select two or more vector objects to fillet.
2. Choose Create Fillet from the Correct menu or press the button on the Vector Correction toolbar.
An auxiliary arc appears on the screen. Its radius is equal to the last fillet value applied.
3. Open the Inspector window to redefine the fillet radius and choose the mode to trim or not to trim filleted vectors.
Enter the fillet radius in the corresponding box of the Inspector toolbar.
In Correct Vectors set TRUE to trim the filleted vectors, or FALSE if the filleted vectors are to remain untrimmed.
4. Move the auxiliary arc to the pair of objects to be filled and choose the right position of the fillet.
5. Click to accept changes.

The two lines filleted with The two lines filleted with
Correct Vectors set to TRUE Correct Vectors set to FALSE