modeling-app/docs/kcl/chamfer.md

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title	excerpt	layout
chamfer	Cut a straight transitional edge along a tagged path.	manual

Cut a straight transitional edge along a tagged path.

Chamfer is similar in function and use to a fillet, except a fillet will blend the transition along an edge, rather than cut a sharp, straight transitional edge.

chamfer(
  solid: Solid,
  length: number,
  tags: [EdgeReference],
  tag?: TagDeclarator,
): Solid

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
solid	Solid	The solid whose edges should be chamfered	Yes
length	number	The length of the chamfer	Yes
tags	[EdgeReference]	The paths you want to chamfer	Yes
tag	TagDeclarator	Create a new tag which refers to this chamfer	No

Returns

Solid

Examples

// Chamfer a mounting plate.
width = 20
length = 10
thickness = 1
chamferLength = 2

mountingPlateSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfileAt([-width / 2, -length / 2], %)
  |> line(endAbsolute = [width / 2, -length / 2], tag = $edge1)
  |> line(endAbsolute = [width / 2, length / 2], tag = $edge2)
  |> line(endAbsolute = [-width / 2, length / 2], tag = $edge3)
  |> close(tag = $edge4)

mountingPlate = extrude(mountingPlateSketch, length = thickness)
  |> chamfer(
       length = chamferLength,
       tags = [
         getNextAdjacentEdge(edge1),
         getNextAdjacentEdge(edge2),
         getNextAdjacentEdge(edge3),
         getNextAdjacentEdge(edge4)
       ],
     )

// Sketch on the face of a chamfer.
fn cube(pos, scale) {
  sg = startSketchOn(XY)
    |> startProfileAt(pos, %)
    |> line(end = [0, scale])
    |> line(end = [scale, 0])
    |> line(end = [0, -scale])

  return sg
}

part001 = cube([0, 0], 20)
  |> close(tag = $line1)
  |> extrude(length = 20)
  // We tag the chamfer to reference it later.
  |> chamfer(length = 10, tags = [getOppositeEdge(line1)], tag = $chamfer1)

sketch001 = startSketchOn(part001, chamfer1)
  |> startProfileAt([10, 10], %)
  |> line(end = [2, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, 2])
  |> line(end = [-2, 0])
  |> line(endAbsolute = [profileStartX(%), profileStartY(%)])
  |> close()
  |> extrude(length = 10)