Chamfer

Create flattened corners in 2D objects. The Design Module also supports 3D chamfers.

Syntax

model.geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Chamfer");

model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection(property);

model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property,<value>);

model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).getType(property);

Description

Use model.geom(<tag>).create(<ftag>,"Chamfer") to chamfer corners in 2D.

Use model.geom(<tag>).feature(<ftag>).selection("point") to select the corners to chamfer. The default selection is empty.

Table 3-30: Valid Property/Value Pairs

Property	Value	Default	Description
dist	double	0	Distance from vertex to chamfer
point	Selection		Vertices to chamfer
selresult	on | off	off	Create selections of all resulting objects.
selresultshow	all | obj | dom | bnd | pnt | off	dom	Show selections, if selresult is on, in physics, materials, and so on; in part instances; or in 3D from a plane geometry. obj is not available in a component’s geometry. dom, bnd, and edg are not available in all features.
contributeto	String	none	Tag of cumulative selection to contribute to.

For information about the selresult and contributeto properties, see Selections of Geometric Entities.

Compatibility

In version 3.5a, the default was to chamfer all vertices in the input objects. The 3.5a properties angles, dist1, dist2, edges, length, and out are no longer available.

Example

Chamfer a rectangle.

Code for use with Java

Model model = ModelUtil.create("Model1");

GeomSequence g = model.geom().create("geom1",2);

g.create("r1","Rectangle");

g.create("cha1","Chamfer");

g.feature("cha1").selection("point").set("r1(1)",new int[]{1,2,3,4});

g.feature("cha1").set("dist",0.1);

g.run();

Code for use MATLAB

Model model = ModelUtil.create('Model1');

g = model.geom.create('geom1',2);

g.create('r1','Rectangle');

g.create('cha1','Chamfer');

g.feature('cha1').selection('point').set('r1(1)',{1,2,3,4});

g.feature('cha1').set('dist',0.1);

g.run;

Diagnostics

If a chamfer cannot be created according to the specified properties this vertex is ignored. When the chamfers generate intersections with other edges in the geometry, an error message is given.

See Also

 Fillet