An example of feature recognition — Fillets

Use the Edit mode button on the Fillet dialog to identify fillet-like geometry in a solid.

1. Select a solid.
2. Click Solid tab > Feature panel > Fillet to display the Fillet dialog.
3. Click the Edit mode button on the Fillet dialog to display the Recognize Solid Fillet dialog:

   

4. Select the appropriate editing options on the Recognize Solid Fillet dialog. Choose from:
   • Single Recognition to use the cursor to recognize the fillets (default).
   • Multiple Recognition to automatically recognize all fillets
   • User-Defined Path to edit the fillet recognition selection.
   • Include All Connected Fillets to include all fillet faces that are directly or indirectly connected.
   • Suppress to create a suppressed feature, effectively removing the fillet faces and healing the solids.
5. Move the cursor over the solid. Fillet-like geometry is highlighted:

   

6. Click to select the fillet.

   

7. Use the Fillet dialog to edit the fillet as required.
8. Click Apply to make the changes and create a fillet feature.

   

   Edit mode remains active.

9. Identify more fillets, or edit existing fillet features as required.
Tip: If you want to identify multiple fillets or make changes to existing fillets without updating the geometry immediately, click to turn on Defer update. The button changes to to indicate Defer is selected. Using Defer on multiple features is quicker because the tree is only updated when you click OK.
10. Click OK to close the dialog.

    The new fillet feature is added to the solid tree.