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Selecting multiple edges using filters in fillet command

martin.ringdalen — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:34:51 GMT

This feature is essential when filleting patterns and large injection molded structures. Please advise on how to do this in Fusion.

Thanks!

Maritn

Re: Selecting multiple edges using filters in fillet command

jhackney1972 — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:37:54 GMT

If I am understanding your question correctly, you want to use Rule Fillet under the Fillet command. For the selection, I would use a Window selection. See Screencast.

Re: Selecting multiple edges using filters in fillet command

martin.ringdalen — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:14:13 GMT

Thank you very much for your swift reply, John!

This is pretty close to what I want, but not quite there yet.

So problem is: I have a reinforcement pattern at the bottom of an injection molded box. Fillets between ribs are often larger than fillets between ribs and bottom surface. I can use a selection filter in SolidWorks, which hightlights the rib-rib corners first, and then use a different filter to highlight rib-bottom corners. Ruled fillet is good, but I'm finding it hard to use it to distinguish between rib-rib and rib-bottom.

Please see attached screenshot for details.

Re: Selecting multiple edges using filters in fillet command

martin.ringdalen — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:58:39 GMT

Update: I did find a way of solving this problem, but it's not "best practice" in that smaller fillets are applied before larger fillets. Here's what I did:

1. Insert ruled fillet between features, and select rib pattern (thin extrude) as feature 1, and case bottom (profile extrude) as feature 2

2. Insert ruled feature, and select all faces using box selection (same as John did). This will apply fillets to rib-rib corners, but not rib-bottom corners, as fillets already exist for those interfaces

3. Insert face fillet to round off ribs at the top.

Here's my file: https://a360.co/3xhY8YP

I would prefer better selection filters, but this method does actually solve my problem 🙂