Face Fillet Feature between 2 Faces like Solidworks

[Anonymous]

Does Fusion360 have a Face Fillet Feature between 2 Faces like Solidworks ?

Hi, I'm just wondering how to accomplish a Face Fillet between 2 faces that aren't directly connected. An example of it working in Solidworks here: https://youtu.be/a_O9pxy-7PU?t=382  (6:22 minute mark).

In the video, he simply selects two faces (with geometry in between) and specifies a Radius value. The Face Fillet function then creates a Circular Profile fillet, with the given Radius value, and Tangentially blends into the selected faces, dissolving away the mesh it's replacing. It also respects the contoured profile of the top edge of the selected faces.

Here is a screenshot of the feature in SolidWorks:

SW Face Fillet Feature

Solidworks Result after Face Fillet:

SW Result

My attempt in Fusion 360 almost works, using a combination of Rule Fillet, Between Faces, and selecting appropriate center:    (It gives desired result for a 19mm radius, but 20mm fails ... I require a 30mm radius!)

F360 Rule Fillet Works for 19mm

Radius increased by 1mm to 20mm .... aaaaand fail! 

F360 Rule Fillet Fails for 20mm

So is there another easy way like in SolidWorks ? Or is this a bug with the Fillet command in F360 ?

Currently, to get the 30mm radius Fillet, I'm having to painstakingly create a new sketch in XY plane, project the 2 edges, create a 30mm arc with 2 tangential constraints to edges, then project more edges to close the profile. Then I extrude the profile vertically higher than top, then Revolve another 2D profile in XZ plane 360 deg with an Intersection Boolean to trim the excess extrude and keep the correct 3D profile.

There has got to be an easier way ?!!

Any help would be appreciated,

Thanks!!

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@Anonymous wrote:

So is there another easy way like in SolidWorks ? 

There has got to be an easier way ?!!

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Yes, Autodesk Inventor Professional.

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

Fusion does not support Face/Face Fillet yet.

[Anonymous]

Looking for a Fusion 360 solution, mate.

[Anonymous]

Yet?

Oh, so it's currently being developed?
Or is this one if those ”it's coming..." answers with no ETA 😉

[jeff_strater]

unfortunately, neither.  It is not currently being developed, and right just now, it is not even on our radar.  If demand gets high enough, it'll make the list, but for now, not too much in the way of demand.

[TheCADWhisperer]

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@jeff_strater wrote:

.... not too much in the way of demand....

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...from amateur users who have never seen the utility of the function in professional design softwares.

[kb9ydn]

Yeah, this seems pretty important to me.  Hopefully this is at least on the radar by now.

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[elms_matthew]

We need it. We want it. It's an intuitive thought process of part design. I have been looking for this solution for about 3 hours now. Only to find out that something that was part of Day 1 learning in Solidworks "isn't" on your radar.

Edit: I would like to iterate that after re-reading my own words, it sounded incredibly angry in my head. It is only my intent to express disappointment with Autodesk, who is one of the forerunners in the CAD industry, is lacking features that other CAD software on the market today have had for years. 

In school, I was taught to draft in SolidWorks. And because of that experience, I fell in love with industrial design. Now 10 years later, SolidWorks is not even on my radar because their pricing is outrageous and their support for non-Windows OS's is nonexistent, I have been left to find alternatives. F360 is the closest I found but I do feel the feature set is lacking. I truly hope AutoDesk continues improving F360 so it can truly compete with SolidWorks by listening to their community as I will be apart of this community for a long time. 

[jhackney1972]

Maybe I am misunderstanding what you desire but a Face to Face Fillet seems to work just fine for me. When selecting the Second Faces, I am holding down the Ctrl (Windows) key.  If I am doing something other than what you need, please let me know.  Video has no sound.

Edit:  I was just informed that the OP wants a fillet between the faces of the legs WITHOUT touching the center post.  This fact makes my post about Face Fillets non relevant.  Sorry about that.

[laughingcreek]

@jhackney1972 -this is different from what the OP posted about.  look at the first pic in the thread.

[jhackney1972]

They want to bridge between the leg faces and not even touch the center post.  Thanks, I did not notice that detail.

[jeff_strater]

Since I am the one that made the "not on the radar" comment, I suppose should respond.  I would like to point out that that comment is more than 3 years old.  I have moved on to a different role in Autodesk, and I no longer have visibility into the priorities of the Fusion team.  I cannot say whether this is planned in the near term or not.  I'm sure face/face fillet will eventually be supported.  It is useful in some situations.  But, I would also point out the lack of traffic on this topic in those 3 years, in this thread or any other.  I still keep a pretty close eye on the Fusion forum, and this is maybe the second or third mention of face/face fillet in those 3 years.  This is one of those features that, when you need it, you really need it, but you don't need it all that often.  The Fusion team has finite resources, and must choose which capabilities to spend those resources on.  And, like it or not, those features which affect the most users are given higher priority.  This one has not yet risen to the top of the priority list.  There is no intention here to deprive our customers of this capability on purpose.  It just takes time.  SolidWorks has a 25 year head start.