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232 CHAPTER 7 Modeling with PriMary Features

Many filleting options are available, but most of them are seldom used or even known. In fact,
most users confine themselves to the constant-radius or variable-radius fillets. This section
describes all the available fillet types and options:
◆ Constant-size fillet
◆ Symmetric fillet
◆ Circular
◆ Conic rho

◆ Conic radius
◆ Curvature continuous
◆ Asymmetric fillet
◆ Elliptic
◆ Conic rho
◆ Curvature continuous

◆ Multiple-radius fillet
◆ Round corners
◆ Keep edge/Keep surface
◆ Keep feature

◆ Variable-size fillet
◆ Face fillet

◆ Curvature-continuous fillet
◆ Face fillet with Help Point
◆ Single hold-line fillet
◆ Double hold-line fillet
◆ Constant-width fillet

◆ Full round fillet
◆ Setback fillet
◆ Setback fillet with variable radius
Figure 7.15 shows the Fillet PropertyManager.
Note that SolidWorks does not distinguish between fillets and rounds, and even two edges
that are selected for use with the same Fillet feature can have opposite functions—for example,
both adding and removing material in a single feature.