fillet bug 2004sp1 ?

Trying to put ordinary constrant radius fillet on end of this shape.
Preview of
fillet looks fine, but when trying to create, error is "Fillet1: Cannot
create a valid fillet/chamfer because either this filleted/chamfered face is
self-intersecting or its loop is bad."

I wanted to see if anyone else can repeat the problem.

Thanks
Bill

http://us.f1f.yahoofs.com/bc/3f96a35d_6793/bc/Docs/EllipticalHyperboloid.SLDPRT?BCVqj1_AmAp0CloO

 

Try using a face fillet that worked here. Sometimes for some reason you
can't always use a conventional fillet for more complex surfaces.

Corey Scheich

 

Really strange... I had tried a face fillet before and it froze swx. I
just tried it again and
one end worked and the other end gives an error:
"Fillet4: The fillet could not be created because of a geometric
inconsistency. Please check the solid and correct any geometry before
performing the fillet operation."
The sketch on one end of the part is a converted entity from the other end.
Something about that swx doesn't like, I guess.

anyway,
thanks Corey
Bill

 

I had done it on 2004 SP0 with no errors on the face fillets. maybe you
should revert and try it again if it is important enough. I did have the
same results as you did with a conventional fillet. I think that SW doesn't
calculate all interference when putting up a preview like that until you
commit to it. A funny thing I noticed with the face fillets though was I
tried to get it to do both of them in one face fillet, and after selecting
the endfaces for the second selections it only filleted the last end
selected and it actually did what I can only describe as a reverse fillet.
Basically it looked like the cut direction of the fillet was inverted.
Leaving a ring with a concave surface. Funny stuff (not really).

Corey

 

This part isn't that important, really. I'm just trying to feel my way
through early usage of sw04.
I've seen a fair number of issues with fillets, where a procedure that
worked simply enough with prior
versions either didn't work at all, or needed workaround methods.
I got that "reverse" fillet myself on a couple of other models.
I hope some of this is worked out on the next SP.
Thanks for your help.
Bill