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234 CHAPTER 7 Modeling with PriMary Features

Figure 7.16
selection options
for fillets

Select individual edges Selecting a face fillets all
edges around the face

Selecting a feature fillets all Selecting a loop is just a
the edges that touch the feature shortcut to selecting several
edges

Faces and features selections are useful when you are creating fillets where you want the
selections to update. In Figure 7.16, the ribs that intersect the circular boss are also being filleted.
If the rib did not exist when the fillet was applied but was added later and reordered so it came
before the Fillet feature, then the fillet selection automatically considers the rib. If the fillet used
edge selection, this automatic selection updating would not take place.