How to wrap a fillet around a butt joint corner from one component to another?

How to wrap a fillet around a butt joint corner from one component to another?

nicholas.a.porter
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How to wrap a fillet around a butt joint corner from one component to another?

nicholas.a.porter
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I cannot figure out how to terminate the fillet on the herizontal part where the butt joint starts. I am going to build this from wood and rout the fillet with a router table. Thanks. 

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jasonhomrighaus
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ok now that I see your video I see what you are encountering. 

first option is to combine the two parts and then create the fillet. Then you can split them again using the flat face of the larger part so it still shows them as separate components. 

another approach would be to use a sweep command.  Project the edges you want filleted into a sketch. Then create a plane that intersects that path. Finally intersect the path and create the fillet you want, finally sweep the path and use the cut option. 


When you click on the fillet a dialog box will come up. In that box you will see a button for tangent chains or something to that effect. If you unselect this then the fillet will only be applied to the edges you Select. So the. Select the two Edges you want the fillet to extend over and they will be formed as you expect. 

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nicholas.a.porter
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Thank you very much for trying to understand what I wrote and finding the clip. Your solutions are excellent as I understand them and dont see any issues attempting them. I'm not sure if your last point about the tangent chain was a third solution or not. The tangent chain is convenient when selecting tangent edges, but I was hoping there would be a button like that or a way to unselect the portion of the edge that is colinear with the edge with another component. Thanks again. 

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jasonhomrighaus
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Sorry about that third bit. That was the first answer I put up but then I saw your video and realized that wouldn't work for you. I just left it there thinking it might be helpful to someone.

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nicholas.a.porter
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Thank you. 

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