Fillets

I've got a rectangular,if I want fillet it must be step by step,anybody know
how to fillet at a time alls the corner (global fillet).
Thanks for your appreciated
Best regards
Ade Suharna

 

IF it's a PLINE, FILLET P.

 

Thanks OLD-CADaver,usually I draw by "line" only and seldom with polyline.
Best regards
Ade Suharna

 

if you are using a more recent version of AutoCAD (I think 2004) then you have the option of filleting the corners of a rectangle before you even draw it. When you choose the rectangle command, rather then specifying a point o nt he screen, try entering "F" first to set the fillet radius - you can also set the chafer distances too

 

If you use the RECTANGale command, it places a pline.

 

That was an option as far back as R14.

Mac

have the option of filleting the corners of a rectangle before you even draw
it. When you choose the rectangle command, rather then specifying a point o
nt he screen, try entering "F" first to set the fillet radius - you can also
set the chafer distances too

 

you draw rectangles with lines?

Jack Talsky

 

Yes,that right
Best regards
Ade Suharna

 

Mac !,when it post and what name of subject?my OE rather little problem to
download this forum,just only 2004 subject it can load to my OE,I must look
in web browser
Best regards
Ade Suharna

 

I do not mean to offend you, but I want to say that when I have worked on
drawings where the draftsman did not use rectangles to create squares or
rectangles, it was a bit of extra work on my part to convert them all to
rectangles.

What you are asking to do is easily done if you have drawn the rectangles
using the rectangle command or the rectangle toolbutton.

If you are looking at a drawing that has a lot of rectangular shapes but
they are all drawn as individual lines, you can use the Multiple Polyline
Edit command in either the Express Tools or in AutoCAD 2002 or 2004 to
convert and join all those lines into rectangular polylines, and then simply
use the fillet command, using the mUltiple (note the capital U), and
polyline options, and select all the rectangles and they will all fillet.

If you leave them as lines as they now are, you will have no choice but to
do each corner, one at a time.....Or if you have AutoCAD 2004, try the
Fillet, mUltiple, option and see what happens if you select all the
rectangles at once...probably won't work, and I haven't tried it. If it
doesn't work you will have to do one at a time.

What is your reasoning for not creating squares and rectangles using the
rectangle command? I am very curious to know the answer because it may very
well be a very good reason.

Jack Talsky

 

Thanks for your suggest and answer,fillet is a simple work to do draw in
AutoCad,and why me send question to forum for this subject.
1.I am learning about create/interpreting program of Autolisp (maybe just
baby born in programmer,look at all my topic in
autodesk.autocad.customization on "How to put a input",I've got difficult
to solve this problem especially in how to fillet 4 corners "one a time",me
a lot ask to forum,because I want able to create program in autolisp,very
interesting.
2.I've got support from others forum members to more learn..learn...learn
and ask..ask..ask to somebody in forum,I don't care about my English bad or
good,only alls you will laugh it,if read my letter,never mind for me,sorry
my English still poor..
I hope you understand about my ask,and my contain of letter maybe you rather
confuse to understand it,sorry and I very very thank for your sympathy to me
Best regards
Ade Suharna

 

I would not laugh at your language. Consider that I can only speak one
language at all, while I see that you can communicate well enough in at
least two.

When you do your lisp program, why not use the rectangle command instead of
individual lines? I do not write lisp, but it would seem to me that you
could do that, add the fillet command where necessary and accomplish your
goal.

Now that I see your comment about posting in the customization group, I
think your fillet question might get additional help there too.

Jack Talsky

 

Re: Fillets
I do not mean to offend you, but I want to say that when I have worked on
drawings where the draftsman did not use rectangles to create squares or
rectangles, it was a bit of extra work on my part to convert them all to
rectangles.

why would you convert them to rectangles?

 

Fair question.

All the columns were lines that formed the shape of squares or rectangles.
Previous work on the drawing showed us that previous draftsmen had moved
part but not all of the lines on occasion. Sometimes one line was just
missing.

Our job was to clean up the drawings so that they would meet a common
standard at some time in the future.

Using the multiple feature of pline edit, the task was not so terrible, but
one had to wonder why they were all drawn as lines in the first place. I
think that in reality, they were scanned drawings and when vectorized they
became lines. At the same time as I discovered this and blamed it on the
scanning, I discovered real people who did this as a regular way of drawing,
sometimes because they were just not familiar with the rectangle command.

Also, it was busy work, no stress, just do them to fill some blank time.

Jack no-shield

 

ok, that's a specific product, but in general?
your first post seemed to indicate that any square should not be constructed of lines?
and please, dont play word games with my name, that has no place here.

 

sorry for that.

I think that if you have a reason for drawing a rectangle with individual
lines that it would be valid to do so, but if you are drawing rectangles
with individual lines because you aren't comfortable with drawing a
rectangle, or haven't learned about it, then drawing with lines is less
valid.

One polyline for a rectangle is 3 less objects then is 4 separate lines.
Over an entire drawing with many such polygons the number can become large,
and have a negative and unnecessary affect on the size and speed of the
drawing.

When small objects are drawn as lines, such as small columns, I have seen
where 3 sides were moved, leaving the fourth sitting back in the original
location. Later working on the drawing one comes upon a 3 sided object and
there is a momentary need to determine why it is like that. There is also
the matter of the single piece sitting back someplace forgotten. One day
some one sees it, and time is required to figure out why it is there and can
it be erased.

Those are a couple of reasons.

Jack

 

agreed, in plant layouts, i use polylines for columns, etc.
in general 2d views of a plate or such, i would normally have a square constructed of four lines, but mainly because i farmed it off design file. i do prefer ppolylines in alot of situations, mainly structual steel profiles, and of course, to extrude.

 

so we agree.

great....makes these threads a lot more bearable.

Jack

constructed of four lines, but mainly because i farmed it off design file. i
do prefer ppolylines in alot of situations, mainly structual steel profiles,
and of course, to extrude.

 

yea, but takes a long time to get here, huh, old cad?

 

sometimes years.

but don't mix me up with the true, one and only OLD-CADaver, although I am
most likely the older, I don't look forward to being a CADaver ever.

Jack