Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
(OP)
I have been messing w/ trying to make a chamfer that only covers a specified distance along an edge. The chamfer tool doesn't seem to facilitate this, and I cannot use the sketch chamfer tool b/c the chamfer is on an edge created by an extrusion process.
The closest I have come is to sweep a triangle along a path that covers the portion of the edge that I want to chamfer, however, the edge details are a little crude compared to how I think that SW would do it if SW can do it.
Thanks in advance,
Brandon
The closest I have come is to sweep a triangle along a path that covers the portion of the edge that I want to chamfer, however, the edge details are a little crude compared to how I think that SW would do it if SW can do it.
Thanks in advance,
Brandon






RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
.....Peter.....
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
I use the same method as you. An alternative would be to make an extruded feature, then add a chamfer (or include the chamfer at the sketch level), then make another extrude which does not have the chamfer. Not a nice clean way, but a possibility & you would then be able to control the chamfer length by controlling the first extruded feature length. (By DT or manually or equation)
Another possibility I have not tried is to use multibody parts ... one with & one without a chamfer.
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
That was the first thing I tried. I could not get it work for me ... the chamfer continued through the split edge. If you have done this please post how.
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
Ray Reynolds
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
Have you read FAQ731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
I get the same problem w/ split lines that CorBlimeyLimey pointed out. So I tried splitting the chamfer after I created it, which worked, but now how do I get rid of the parts of the chamfer that I don't need w/o deleting the whole feature?
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
BTW what did you mean by "the edge details are a little crude compared to how I think that SW would do it"
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge
RE: Chamfer Along Portion of Edge