Round chamfer failing
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Tekla Structures
Environment
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Question:
I want to have a contour plate with one slightly curved edge. I tried to create the curve by adding a handle in the middle of the edge and then adding an arch chamfer to the handle. However, the curve is not created. Instead, there are straight edges between the handles. Is there a way to create this curve?
Answer:
The inner chamfer fails to generate because the chamfer deviation angle is smaller than the minimum angle limit. The default limit is 1.0, but a smaller limit can be set by adding the following line in the user.ini file:
set XS_PLANE_POINTS_ANGLE_LIMIT=0.001
A smaller value allows a chamfer to be generated for a smaller deviation in a long edge. With a small enough value the chamfer is formed correctly.
I want to have a contour plate with one slightly curved edge. I tried to create the curve by adding a handle in the middle of the edge and then adding an arch chamfer to the handle. However, the curve is not created. Instead, there are straight edges between the handles. Is there a way to create this curve?
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Answer:
The inner chamfer fails to generate because the chamfer deviation angle is smaller than the minimum angle limit. The default limit is 1.0, but a smaller limit can be set by adding the following line in the user.ini file:
set XS_PLANE_POINTS_ANGLE_LIMIT=0.001
A smaller value allows a chamfer to be generated for a smaller deviation in a long edge. With a small enough value the chamfer is formed correctly.
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