Chamfer Command

[kerimtaspinar]

When i make chamfer, AutoCAD say ''select first line or''
Why firstly i can't write numeric data.

@kerimtaspinar, john.vellek has edited your subject line for clarity:Chamber Command

[pendean]

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Chamber? Do you mean Chamfer, or something else? What does CHAMBER command do exactly?

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

Hi @kerimtaspinar,

Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

I believe you are referring to the Chamfer command. This command is used to create a bevel or chamfer the edges of two 2D objects or the adjacent faces of a 3D solid.

When you start the command either by selecting the chamfer icon from the Modify tab  or by typing Chamfer at the command line, you are prompted to select a line. However, if you please note, at the command line there are other options that you can select as well such as Distance and Angle.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

[Kent1Cooper]

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@kerimtaspinar wrote:

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When i make chamber, AutoCAD say ''select first line or''
Why firstly i can't write numeric data.....

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The reason is that once you have set Chamfer distances, you may very likely want to Chamfer more things using the same distances.  You can just start picking things in that case, without having to supply the distances again [or accept the defaults] before picking things.  Only if you want to change the distance settings do you need to enter anything about them, so that is an option [among the others @john.vellek already mentioned], and not the initial prompt.

It's the same with the Fillet command.  Mostly I use that with a Fillet radius of 0 to make sharp corners [and you can do that with Chamfer, too].  I wouldn't want to have to enter or accept a radius value before I could pick the things I want to Fillet, every time I use the command.  I almost always want the current radius setting [usually 0], and I can just call up the command and pick things immediately.  Only if I want a different radius do I need to give it any input, so that is an option.

[ВeekeeCZ]

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@Kent1Cooper wrote:

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It's the same with the Fillet command.  Mostly I use that with a Fillet radius of 0 to make sharp corners [and you can do that with Chamfer, too].  I wouldn't want to have to enter or accept a radius value before I could pick the things I want to Fillet, every time I use the command.  I almost always want the current radius setting [usually 0], and I can just call up the command and pick things immediately.  Only if I want a different radius do I need to give it any input, so that is an option.

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This is why I do understand why a default settings will never fit to all users. Kent's workflow is 100 % different than mine. I do use this for sharping corners a lot. But I NEVER set R=0, hate that. Always holding SHIFT key. Also I have my own command "R" which goes directly for Radius setting....  is exacly what the OP is asking.

@kerimtaspinar Learn how to adjust commands according to your specific needs. You can have macro or lisp. Here is Example of my R command.

(defun C:R nil (command "_.fillet" "_r" pause "_.fillet") (princ))

[john.vellek · Accepted solution]

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