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Editing a chamfer

A chamfer is not edited like an ordinary line. It has its own special editing features that enable you to change its definition from one type to another.

To edit a chamfer:

  1. Double-click the chamfer to display the Chamfer Editor dialog.
  2. Use the dialog to specify the editing of the chamfer.

    There are four tabs to change the type of chamfer definition:

  • Use the Angle Length tab to convert the chamfer to an Angle-Length chamfer:

    The figure below shows how the chamfer is defined using this page:

    • Name — Enter a name for the chamfer. By default, chamfers are numbered.
    • Angle from the first line — Enter a value to specify the angle of the chamfer from the first line selected.
    • Length of the chamfer — Enter a value to specify the length of the chamfer line.
    • Next Solution — Click this button to cycle through the possible chamfer solutions.
    • Swap Lines — Treats the second line as the first line.
    • Untrim Lines — Untrims the two lines back to their original size.
  • Use the Angle Distance tab to convert the chamfer to an Angle-Distance chamfer:

    The figure below shows how the chamfer is defined using this page:

    The options on this tab of the dialog are the same as the tab above, except for:

    • Distance along the first line — Enter a value to specify the distance along the first line to the start of the chamfer.
  • Use the Distance Along tab to convert the chamfer to a Distance Along chamfer:

    The figure below shows how the chamfer is defined using this page:

    The options on this tab of the dialog are the same as the tab above, except for:

    • Distance along the second line — Enter a value to specify the distance along the second line to the end of the chamfer.
  • Use the Line tab to convert the chamfer to an ordinary line. Chamfer editing facilities will no longer be available for that line.

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