Task 3. Create Rounds
- Start the Round Tool
from the right toolbar.
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Rounds add or remove material by creating smooth transitions between existing geometry. Pro/ENGINEER awaits the selection of edges and/or surfaces to determine round locations. |
- Press and hold CTRL on the keyboard and select the four vertical edges on the model as shown below.
- Double click the radius dimension and modify its value to 2.
- Click Complete Feature
from the dashboard in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
- Start the Round Tool from the right toolbar again.
- Select the top edge as shown below.
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The surfaces bordering the edge reference form the rolling tangent attachment for the round. The round propagates across tangent neighbor edges unit it encounters a break tangency. |
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Click Complete Feature
from the dashboard in the lower right hand corner of the screen. -
Start the Round Tool
from the right toolbar again. -
Cursor over the edge at the base of the 2nd extrude feature and while it is highlighted, click the right click once. See the location of the cursor shown below.
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While the loops of edges around the base of that feature are highlighted, click once with the left click to select them, as shown below.
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Double click the radius value and modify it to 1.
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Aside from single or tangent edges, the user can select an "Intent chain" which enables the round to select the references by the feature rather than by specific entities. |
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Click Complete Feature
from the dashboard in the lower right hand corner of the screen.
