Fillet 3D Solids In AutoCAD Mechanical 2007

[John2005]

Hi everyone,

When I use the toolbar to select the fillet command and then try to
fillet the corner of a 3D solid model in AutoCAD mechanical 2007, it
says "invalid object selected". I'm using a small enough radius for
the part size so that's not the problem. I'm trying to fillet the
solid the same way I did with AutoCAD 14, which worked great.

I've looked in the file menu of AutoCAD Mechanical and I cannot seem
to find a way to fillet the solid. I also created a 3D solid model box
and tried to filled one corner, just to make sure that it's not the
particular solid I'm working with. The fillet command would not work
on the solid model box either.

When I open the drawing in Regular AutoCAD 2007 (not mechanical), the
fillet command works fine on the solid.

Is there another way to fillet the corner of a 3D solid in AutoCAD
Mechanical ? If this is actually how the program works, It seems
ridiculous to me to have the ability to fillet 3D solids in regular
AutoCAD but not AutoCAD mechanical. I'm hoping I'm missing something.

Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
John

[John2005]

I just found out you have to type the command "fillet" in order to
fillet 3D solids in AutoCAD Mechanical. The toolbar fillet icon is for
2D objects. I think they should just have one icon and one fillet
command that fillets both 2D and 3D objects. This is how regular
AutoCAD does it and it makes more sense.

[sycochkn]

"John2005" <johnjme...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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You need to pick the edge you want to fillet not two intersecting edges.

Bob

[John2005]

There are no "intersecting" edges, it's a 3D solid model. The only way
to do it is to type "fillet" at the command line. If you put your
mouse over the toolbar, and look down at the command line, it even
says 2D, it won't work on 3D solids. Now, in regular AutoCAD it does,
but not mechanical 2007.

[Chris Darwin]

"John2005" <johnjme...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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Select the solid first, then click the fillet icon/tool, then click your
edge. I use keyboard shortcut "F:" it's quicker. (not sure if F is default
in .pgp)

[John2005]

> Select the solid first, then click the fillet icon/tool, then click your
> edge. I use keyboard shortcut "F:" it's quicker. (not sure if F is default
> in .pgp)

As I stated before, the only way to fillet in AutoCAD Mechanical 2007
is to type the fillet command, the stock toolbar fillet icon is a "2D
only" command and will not work on 3D solid model objects. It's just
that simple. I don't know why Autodesk made the toolbar work as a 2D
command only, but that's what they did. In regular AutoCAD it's not
that way, but in Mechanical, typing fillet is the only way to fillet a
solid model object. Anyway, the problem has now been solved.

Thanks
John