Creating a Variable Radius Fillet
The Edge Fillet command enables you to create fillets of variable radii on the selected edge of a solid.
Open the Edge_Fillet_Simple.e3 file available in the Samples folder of your think3 installation and follow the steps given below.
- Start the Edge Fillet command and select the
Variable radius option, if it is not already selected from the Group 1 drop-down list of the
Edge Fillet selection list.
- You are prompted to select an edge to fillet. Select the edge of the model from the Graphics Area, as shown in the image below.

- To add an intermediate point on the edge and specify a different fillet radius at that point, click Group Options, and then do the following:
- Click Internal Points to specify the radius of an intermediate point along the edge for a variable radius fillet in the selection list.
- Use Snap to midpoint to select the midpoint on the edge.
- Enter 5, 15, and 10 in the Start, Point, and End mini-dialog boxes, respectively.

- Click on the Group 2 to select another edge, as shown in the figure below.

- Repeat step 3 and also select Smooth Transitions check box to perform a smooth transformation for the fillets.
- Click
or
to confirm your selections and fillet the selected edges.

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