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5. Expand the Boss-Extrude1 feature in the FeatureManager so you can see the Sketch1
underneath it.
6. Right-click Sketch1 and select Edit Sketch.
7. Sketch a three-point arc across the line that is parallel to the filleted edge, as shown in
Figure 6.4. Notice the new arc is displayed as a thinner line than the lines of the rectangle.

Figure 6.4
Sketching the arc

8. Manually convert the line under the arc to construction.
9. Use the Confirmation Corner to close the sketch. Notice that the Fillet feature fails.
10. Right-click Sketch1 and select Edit Sketch.
11. Convert the construction line back to a regular line.

12. In the menu, select Tools ➢ Sketch Tools ➢ Replace Entity.
13. Make sure the line is in the top box and the arc is in the bottom box, with the settings as
shown in Figure 6.5.

Figure 6.5
replacing a line
with an arc

14. Exit the Replace Entity command and exit the sketch. Notice that the Fillet feature now
rebuilds properly.