Creating Chamfers

Using the Trim All Elements option in the Sketch tools toolbar you can trim both lines of the chamfer.

1. Click Chamfer in the Operation toolbar.

   The possible chamfer options are now displayed in the Sketch tools toolbar.

2. Click Trim All Elements in the Sketch tools toolbar.

3. Select the first line and the second line. Once selected, both lines are highlighted.

   
   
   

   The two elements are connected by a line representing the chamfer which moves as you move the cursor. This lets you vary the dimensions of the chamfer whose values appear in the Sketch tools toolbar.

4. Click to indicate where to create the chamfer.

   The chamfer with both elements trimmed is created.
   
   

   Important: If the Dimensional Constraint option command is active, the constraints will be created between what we call in the scenarios below the old intersection point and new end points of the lines.

Using the Trim The First Element option in the Sketch tools toolbar you can trim first selected line of the chamfer.

1. Click Chamfer .

2. Click Trim The First Element .

3. Select the first line and the second line.

   The chamfer with one element trimmed is created.
   
   

Using the No Trim option in the Sketch tools toolbar you can created chamfer without trimming lines.

1. Click Chamfer .

2. Click No Trim .

3. Select the first line and the second line.

   The chamfer with no element trimmed is created and the original lines are kept.
   
   

Using the Standard Lines Trim option in the Sketch tools toolbar you can created chamfer and the two lines are trimmed up to their intersection.

1. Click Chamfer .

2. Click Standard Lines Trim .

3. Select the first line and the second line.

   The chamfer is created and the two lines are trimmed up to the two lines intersection.
   
   

Using the Construction Lines Trim option in the Sketch tools toolbar you can created chamfer and the two lines are trimmed. Two new lines are created between the intersection and the trimmed extremity of the lines, and set as construction lines.

1. Click Construction Lines Trim .

2. Select the first line and the second line.

   The chamfer is created and the two lines are trimmed. Two new lines are created between the intersection and the trimmed extremity of the lines, and set as construction lines.
   
   

Using the Construction Lines No Trim option in the Sketch tools toolbar you can created chamfer and the two lines are trimmed. Two new lines are created between the previous extremities and the trimmed extremity of the lines, and set as construction lines.

1. Click Chamfer .

2. Click Construction Lines No Trim .

3. Select the first line and the second line.

   The chamfer is created and the two lines are trimmed. Two new lines are created between the previous extremities and the trimmed extremity of the lines, and set as construction lines.