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136 CHAPTER 4 Creating Simple partS and drawingS

Figure 4.25
Selecting edges using the
context toolbar

2. Apply chamfers to the edges of the angled slot through the part, as indicated in
Figure 4.26. Make the chamfers .050 inches by 45 degrees.
Chamfers observe many of the same best practices as fillets.

TIP Feature order is important with features like chamfers and fillets because of how they both tend
to propagate around tangent edges. although you can turn this setting off for both types of features,
it is best to get the correct geometry by applying the features in order.
Figure 4.26
edges for fillet and
chamfer features

Fillet
edges

Chamfer Select to
edges chamfer

3. Select the four edges that are indicated for fillets in Figure 4.26. Apply .050-inch-
radius fillets.