selecting fillet

[nazardavis]

using a mac

hi, obviously i am missing something, when in design i can select a fillet edge easily, when i am in manufacture > 2d adaptive clearing > geometry > pocket selections - it is almost impossible to select it (have jagged it a couple of times)

here is a simple design to show what i mean

any help appreciated

[ltomuta]

I'm not on a Mac but selecting a closed circular chain should be trivial on any platform. Is there anything else you expect from selecting the fillet as a particular feature?

Or you can select the bottom circle. For this particular operation it makes very little difference.

[nazardavis]

@ltomuta ,,,,,sorry, my mistake, i wasn't being clear - i meant the filleted edge - first picture was taken in design and it is what i am trying to do in adaptive clearing.

the second picture is taken in manufacture > 2d adaptive clearing > geometry > pocket selections, it is virtually impossible to select the filleted edge (edge is a bad word - is it called the face?)

thanks for taking the time to look into this, i am sure i am missing something very obvious and google search is no help on this particular issue 🙂

 

 

[HughesTooling]

2d adaptive will only select edges(profiles) or flat surfaces.

What are you actually trying to do? A fillet on a body is a 3d feature so why are you trying to use a 2d operation? If you need to clear the stock before finishing use 3d adaptive or you might be able to just use Contour or Blend from the 3d menu.

Mark 

[ltomuta · Accepted solution]

For that kind of feature I would simply use 2D adaptive with the contour I selected in my 2nd picture to get rid of any extra stock and then a 2d contour with the selection from my first picture to rough and then finish the fillet with a matching radius mill.

As Mark says above selecting the face is not possible for 2D Adaptive. 3D Adaptive on the other hand may be an overkill.

[nazardavis]

@HughesTooling @ltomuta 

thanks guys

mark as soon as you said "2D" , of coarse - its 3d with the curve, why didn't i see that.

ltomuta you are right, i think 3d adaptive is overkill, thanks for the tip on contour - i will look it up

what i was trying to do - CNC a fillet - that is why nothing was on the net about it, because i was looking for the wrong thing. 

thanks again