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This tutorial covers what experience has shown to be the most efficient way to create a Miter, or Bevel on the edge of a part. While this tutorial is written from the perspective of application to woodworking design, it should be relevant for other applications as well.
Rather than creating a sketch profile for a cross section, or defining a Cut, the 3D Chamfer tool provides options that allows quick creation of Miters and Bevels. The Equal Distance Chamfer Type is excellent for a 45 degree miter, while the Distance-Distance Chamfer Type allows creation of miters and bevels at any angle. Just select the Corner Edge you wish to remove with the chamfer, and set the appropriate parameter values. Miters and Bevels can be created on any edge, and not just on the ends of a part.
Creation of the Part with the parameter Thick defined as the part Thickness, makes specification of the dimensions for the chamfer parameters quick work. It also allows the Miter or Bevel to adjust automatically with changes in the parts thickness.
A useful application of predefined parts and miters is the BaseBoard part model shown below. The part is pre-defined with Miters for all 4 corners of the baseboard ends, so that individual miters can be unsuppressed to match the installation requirements. There can optionally be a miter on either the Front or Back corner for either end, as well the angle can be adjusted to suit. No need to keep creating a baseboard part and defining miters; just save the part under a new name, and adjust the miter suppression and parameters as required.
Those users with Configurations capability can also create numerous baseboard parts with varying width, lengths, and miter selection by adding a new configuration for each baseboard part required.
Rather than creating a sketch profile for a cross section, or defining a Cut, the 3D Chamfer tool provides options that allows quick creation of Miters and Bevels. The Equal Distance Chamfer Type is excellent for a 45 degree miter, while the Distance-Distance Chamfer Type allows creation of miters and bevels at any angle. Just select the Corner Edge you wish to remove with the chamfer, and set the appropriate parameter values. Miters and Bevels can be created on any edge, and not just on the ends of a part.
Creation of the Part with the parameter Thick defined as the part Thickness, makes specification of the dimensions for the chamfer parameters quick work. It also allows the Miter or Bevel to adjust automatically with changes in the parts thickness.
A useful application of predefined parts and miters is the BaseBoard part model shown below. The part is pre-defined with Miters for all 4 corners of the baseboard ends, so that individual miters can be unsuppressed to match the installation requirements. There can optionally be a miter on either the Front or Back corner for either end, as well the angle can be adjusted to suit. No need to keep creating a baseboard part and defining miters; just save the part under a new name, and adjust the miter suppression and parameters as required.
Those users with Configurations capability can also create numerous baseboard parts with varying width, lengths, and miter selection by adding a new configuration for each baseboard part required.
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Start with the Part that will be Mitered, and select the 3D Edge Chamfer tool.
Select the Edge(s) that will be Mitered, set the Chamfer Type to Equal Distance, and the Distance to the Thick parameter. Change the Chamfer Edge dialog label to something informative to describe the Miter.
Uncheck the Tangent Propagate box. You can check it later when working with more complex combinations of miters to see how it affects the miters. You can miter, or chamfer all the edges around and entire face by selecting the face instead of just one edge.
Select the OK button, and you have just created your first 45 degree Miter.
You can Miter more than one edge at a time, and create a miter on both ends with a single command. If you want to be able to suppress miters individually, then you will want to create each miter, or set of miters, with multiple selections of the Chamfer function.
We recommend that you use the Edit Equation Button after the distance value in order to label the Miter Distance parameter. In this case, something such as RightFront_Miter for the parameter name.
Select the Edge(s) that will be Mitered, set the Chamfer Type to Equal Distance, and the Distance to the Thick parameter. Change the Chamfer Edge dialog label to something informative to describe the Miter.
Uncheck the Tangent Propagate box. You can check it later when working with more complex combinations of miters to see how it affects the miters. You can miter, or chamfer all the edges around and entire face by selecting the face instead of just one edge.
Select the OK button, and you have just created your first 45 degree Miter.
You can Miter more than one edge at a time, and create a miter on both ends with a single command. If you want to be able to suppress miters individually, then you will want to create each miter, or set of miters, with multiple selections of the Chamfer function.
We recommend that you use the Edit Equation Button after the distance value in order to label the Miter Distance parameter. In this case, something such as RightFront_Miter for the parameter name.
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Oct 12, 2006. 6:11 AMwoodknot (author)
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Step 1 and 2 are separate instructions, each dealing with a different type of Miter or Bevel. Each only deals with how to construct the Miter or Bevel feature. Refer to the Instructable on how to create a Board if you need help creating the part on which to create the Miter or Bevel. Miters are so common in woodworking that this warrants a lesson unto itself.
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