use this when lines on the a surface have different fillet radius from other surfaces. use this when each line has different fillet radius. There are a few ways to fillet an object. Select OK and do the same for all other surfaces. In the Edge Fillet Definition window, set the Radius to 3 mm. Since we will be filleting all the edges, you can start be selecting any surface. Notice how all the edges are pointy sharp? With little effort, you can make this box look much better. Your chamfered box should be looking like this now: This time, set Length 1 to 30 mm instead. To chamfer this area, just repeat the previous steps. This can be solved by chamfering that area too. You will notice that the base of the pocketed area is showing. Select Preview to view the outcome and click OK.

Set Length 1 to 40 mm and leave the rest as it is. After selecting the bottom surface and Chamfer tool, a Chamfer Definition window will appear. You can also use the Axis to have a more controlled rotation as it rotates only on one axis at a time. With these shortcuts, you wouldn't need to reselect the Pan, Rotate and Zoom tools again and again. In future projects, you'll be needing to pan, rotate and zoom a lot.

I have listed the combination for each of the functions below: All of these tools are located at the bottom toolbar.Īnother alternative to these three tools is by clicking the scroll button on your mouse and moving it around. If you need to zoom in or out, you can use the Zoom tool. You can drag the screen around using the Pan tool. If the bottom surface is hidden from your view, you can select the Rotate tool. Select the surface under the box and click the Chamfer tool. We will now start with chamfering the base of the box. Else, you can visit Getting Familiar with Catia v5 to create the box from scratch. I hoped that you did remember to save the previous project onto your hard drive. We'll be using the box that you have created according to the previous tutorial.

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