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Transcript
00:00
So, I'll double-click or Shift+click on the Surface Fillet tool to open up the Control window,
00:06
and I'll start with a standard radius and a circular fillet.
00:12
So, the prompt line tells me to select the input surfaces, and I need to do it two sets of surfaces at a time.
00:18
So, I can drag select those two, and the arrows show me which way the fillet is going to be built.
00:24
And I can change that if I need to,
00:26
and then hit on Build.
00:27
And that's built for me.
00:29
So, it's very small at the moment, let's increase that.
00:31
And I can either hit Update or the Spacebar,
00:35
or I can also come down to the Control Options area here and click Auto Update on.
00:42
And then as I change that radius value, it will update straight away.
00:46
So, you notice that the fillet surface has been built
00:48
and the primary surfaces have been trimmed away because of this Trim Type setting here.
00:52
And if I turn on the Cone Display and have a closer look, you can see that I've got a circular cross-section.
00:60
Now, typically on an automotive exterior, we want a more subtle blend.
01:04
So, if I choose, for example, G2 Curvature, and I'll put it back to 150 center radius.
01:11
And you can see now, it's trying to maintain that radius value at the center, but it's giving us a softer lead-in.
01:19
And here, I've got control with this Form Factor slider to lengthen and soften that lead-in,
01:27
or to tighten it up and get it closer to the character of a circular radius.
01:33
Some users prefer to keep the contact lines here fixed whilst they're changing the Form Factor,
01:41
and it's really just a matter of personal preference, so play with those two settings and see which one works best for you.
01:48
So, if I want to do another Surface Fillet, I can hit Next, and again, I can select my input surfaces and Build.
01:56
If that doesn't build, it normally means the size is too large, so I'll get it smaller until I can see what's going on.
02:03
So, let's see if we can get that up to about 100.
02:07
So finally, I've been using these Flow Control settings of Auto.
02:13
But if, for example, I don't like this twist that I've got in the surface,
02:16
I can modify those end conditions by clicking and cycling through all the options.
Video transcript
00:00
So, I'll double-click or Shift+click on the Surface Fillet tool to open up the Control window,
00:06
and I'll start with a standard radius and a circular fillet.
00:12
So, the prompt line tells me to select the input surfaces, and I need to do it two sets of surfaces at a time.
00:18
So, I can drag select those two, and the arrows show me which way the fillet is going to be built.
00:24
And I can change that if I need to,
00:26
and then hit on Build.
00:27
And that's built for me.
00:29
So, it's very small at the moment, let's increase that.
00:31
And I can either hit Update or the Spacebar,
00:35
or I can also come down to the Control Options area here and click Auto Update on.
00:42
And then as I change that radius value, it will update straight away.
00:46
So, you notice that the fillet surface has been built
00:48
and the primary surfaces have been trimmed away because of this Trim Type setting here.
00:52
And if I turn on the Cone Display and have a closer look, you can see that I've got a circular cross-section.
00:60
Now, typically on an automotive exterior, we want a more subtle blend.
01:04
So, if I choose, for example, G2 Curvature, and I'll put it back to 150 center radius.
01:11
And you can see now, it's trying to maintain that radius value at the center, but it's giving us a softer lead-in.
01:19
And here, I've got control with this Form Factor slider to lengthen and soften that lead-in,
01:27
or to tighten it up and get it closer to the character of a circular radius.
01:33
Some users prefer to keep the contact lines here fixed whilst they're changing the Form Factor,
01:41
and it's really just a matter of personal preference, so play with those two settings and see which one works best for you.
01:48
So, if I want to do another Surface Fillet, I can hit Next, and again, I can select my input surfaces and Build.
01:56
If that doesn't build, it normally means the size is too large, so I'll get it smaller until I can see what's going on.
02:03
So, let's see if we can get that up to about 100.
02:07
So finally, I've been using these Flow Control settings of Auto.
02:13
But if, for example, I don't like this twist that I've got in the surface,
02:16
I can modify those end conditions by clicking and cycling through all the options.
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