Chamfer

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic, Pro and Platinum, Bricscad (Linux) Classic and Pro

Creates chamfers; adds an angle to intersections.

Accessing the Command

command bar: chamfer

alias: cha

menu bar: Modify | Chamfer

toolbar: Modify | Chamfer/Fillet |

: chamfer

Prompts you in the command bar:

Chamfer (dist1=0.5000, dist2=0.5000): Settings/Polyline/Angle/Distance/mEthod/Trim/Undo/Multiple/<Select first entity>: (Select an entity, or enter an option.)

Select second entity: (Select another entity.)

Chamfered intersection.

Chamfered polyline.

Command Options

Option	Description
Select first entity	Selects the first entity to be chamfered. Only open entities can be chamfered, with one exception: vertices of closed polylines can be chamfered with the Polyline option. This command cannot place a chamfer between two polylines,but it can place a chamfer between a line and a polyline, even a closed polyline.
Select second entity	Selects the second entity. The two entities need not meet, but cannot be parallel to each other.
Settings	Displays the Settings dialog box for changing chamfer parameters.
Polyline	Chamfers the vertices of a polyline; prompts you: Select 2D polyline to chamfer: (Select a polyline with at least one vertex.)
Angle	Prompts you for the Chamfer length and Chamfer angle in the command bar and sets the Chamfer mode to Length-Angle.
Distance	Prompts you for the Chamfer first distance and Chamfer second distance in the command bar and sets the Chamfer mode to Distance-Distance.
Method	Prompts you to set the Chamfer mode in the command bar. The options are: Angle or Distance.
Trim	Prompts you to set the Trim mode in the command bar.
Undo	Undoes the last chamfer when in Multiple mode.
Multiple	Lets you create multiple chamfers using the same settings.

Settings

Setting	Description
Chamfer Mode	Determines how the chamfer is created: Distance-Distance - specify two distances. Length-Angle - specify length and angle.
Chamfer First Distance	Specifies the default value of the first chamfer distance.
Chamfer Second Distance	Specifies the default value of the first second distance.
Chamfer Length	Specifies the default length of the chamfer.
Chamfer Angle	Specifies the default angle of the chamfer.
Trim Mode	Toggles whether intersecting entities are trimmed: Yes - trims intersecting entities back to the chamfer. No - does not trim intersecting entities.

Related Commands

Break - cuts parts out of entities.

Fillet - fillets intersections.

Settings - specifies parameters for chamfers.

SolidEdit - edits faces, edges, and bodies of solid models.

Trim - trims entities where they cross other entities.