Fillet

The Fillet tools give you multiple different ways to place an arc or Bezier curve tangent to two lines or polylines.

Arc Fillet

Select the Arc Fillet tool on the ribbon or press the F key.

There are two ways to use the Arc Fillet tool, Arc Fillet with Custum radius and Arc Fillet with Measured Radius.

The Arc Fillet with Custom Radius joins two line/polylines with an arc with the specified radius, tangent to both neighbors. The elements do not have to meet at a point.

Select an element on one side of the desired fillet. Mouse over the other element to see the preview fillet. Click to accept it.

The Arc Fillet with Measured Radius will place an arc fillet between two elements that approximates an existing line, polyline, arc, or spline between them.

Select the polyline or spline that you want to replace, as well as both its neighbors. The three elements must share endpoints. Mouse over the middle element. PatternSmith will measure the radius and show you a preview. Click to accept the replacement fillet.

Bezier Fillet

The Bezier Fillet tool replaces a polyline or spline connecting two elements with a Bezier that is tangent to both neighbors.

Select the Bezier Fillet tool on the ribbon or press the J key.

Follow the steps in the Element Tool Window. They will get check marks as you complete each step.

Select the polyline or spline that you want to replace, as well as both its neighbors. The three elements must share endpoints. Mouse over the poly element and PatternSmith will preview the best-fit Bezier curve. Click to accept the replacement fillet.