Create chamfers in drawings

Tekla Structures
Modified: 16 Dec 2025
2025
Tekla Structures

Create chamfers in drawings

You can create chamfers between two lines using a distance that you specify. You can create both straight and round chamfers.

  1. Select two intersecting lines.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To create a straight chamfer, on the Drawing tab, click Create straight chamfer.

      Enter the distance that you want to have between the two lines (the length of the chamfer line) in the displayed dialog.

    • To create a round chamfer, on the Drawing tab, click Create round chamfer.

      Enter the desired radius in the displayed dialog.

Example

Example of a straight chamfer:

Example of a round chamfer:

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