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How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Leo.Aerts — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:07:21 GMT

I had like to round off the sharp corner of a machine part but am not able to do it in Inventor. Seems simple, but not for me.

Is there a specific way and/or cmd for it, or are there only workarounds?

Included screen dump of what I want to do and what not.

Certain dies are also rounded on the way I want, others not.

Also .ipt file.

Thanks for any help.

Leo

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Curtis_W — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:26:49 GMT

Hi @Leo.Aerts

In the Fillet tool there is an option to create "Setback" fillets

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2014/ENU/Inventor/files/GUID-55B9D5C0-3859-4146-8866-B4E4AE89469E-htm.html

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Inventor-Fundamentals/files/GUID-09A6F305-5CB9-4E15-BC8F-040DB4FA70DD-htm.html

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Leo.Aerts — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:39:54 GMT

Thanks,

Seems to work acceptable on one corner, but as the constant radius may not be 0, I am not yet able to round one other corner. ipt in attachment.

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Leo.Aerts — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:42:41 GMT

I meant an adjacent corner of course.

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Curtis_W — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:52:13 GMT

Hi @Leo.Aerts

Try selecting all of the edges in the same fillet feature and then adding multiple vertices as shown.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

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Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

WHolzwarth — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:12:45 GMT

Here's an alternative, not so steep at the top of the fillet.

2020 IPT attached.

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Leo.Aerts — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 22:27:00 GMT

Hallo Curtis,

Thanks a lot, with a little wandering about I could manage. Formidable! And basically not complicated.

I add my results. For me it's perfect!

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Leo.Aerts — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 22:58:52 GMT

Hallo Walter,

Ich danke Ihnen auch herzlich.

Tomorrow I will study your solution as there are several features which I never knew but also want to learn, to deepen my future understanding of the Inventor program....

Btw: Have you heard of the GROB Hausmesse in Mindelsheim? I took a week of for it and stay 3 days.

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

JDMather — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:01:27 GMT

@Leo.Aerts

The modeling technique of your part could be significantly simplified.

Notice that in my Sketch1 there are no duplicated dimensions.

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

JDMather — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:24:32 GMT

Simplified Sketches and Part Features.

Re: How to make a 3D cubical fillet on the corner of a subject.

Leo.Aerts — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 23:46:03 GMT

Dear Sir,

Thank you very much for your attribution.

A bit ashamed, I must admit that it took me a few days before I understood the meaning of your attachment.

Enlightning today teached me much more as only the technology, but more the stylistic way of working without unnecesary work arounds. That also what I learned today.

With more hope to reach ever an acceptable level,

Leo