Drawing Problems - Chapter 1 Features of the textbook iv AutoCAD and Its Applications—Basics Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 305 Goodhearrt-Willcoxx Co., Inc.. fillet: A rounded interior corner used to relieve stress or ease the contour of inside corners. round: A rounded exterior corner used to remove sharp edges or ease the contour of exterior corners. FILLET Ribbon Home Modify Fillet Type FILLET ROUND F Learning Objectives After completing this chapter, you will be able to: ✓ Use the FILLET command to draw fillets, rounds, and other radii. ✓ Place chamfers and angled corners with the CHAMFER command. ✓ Form a spline using the BLEND command. ✓ ✓ Separate objects using the S b j i h BREAK command and combine objects using the d d b i b j i h JOIN command. ✓ Use the TRIM and EXTEND commands to edit objects. ✓ Change objects using the STRETCH and LENGTHEN commands. ✓ Edit the size of objects using the SCALE command. ✓ Use the EXPLODE command. AutoCAD includes many editing commands and options to complete common drafting tasks, improve efficiency, and modify a drawing. This chapter explains methods of using basic editing commands to change existing objects by changing or adding geometry. The editing method used in this chapter is to access a command such as STRETCH and then follow the prompts to complete the operation. Another technique, presented in Chapter 13, is to select objects first using the crosshairs, then access the editing command, and finally complete the operation. Using the FILLET Command Design and drafting terminology refers to a rounded interior corner as a fillet and t a rounded exterior corner as a round. AutoCAD refers to all rounded corners as fillets. The FILLET command draws a rounded corner between intersecting or noninter- secting lines, arcs, circles, ellipses, polylines, splines, xlines, and rays. See Figure 11-1. Setting the Fillet Ra adiusus Access the FILLET command an nd then use the Radius option to specify the fillet The radius determines the size of a fillet and must be set before you select AutoCAD stores the radius as the new default, allowing you to place addi- filllets of the same size. Once you define the radius, select the first object and then CHAPTERR 11 Modifying Objects 11 F eatures o f t h e text b oo k Copyyrighht rig gh h t t t G oodhea t-W ill co Co ., I n c S e S tt in g t h e F ill et R di Ac c ess t h e FILLE T c o mm a n d a d t h e n u radius. d i u s . Th e r a d i u s d e t e rmin es t h e s i ze o f a objects. s . Au to C A D sto r e s t h e r a di u s a s t h e n tional a l fil e t s o f t h e sa m e s i ze . O n c e y o u d e fin e Chapter 31 External References 945 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Nesting occurstweparentfxrefntains.Thediffestedawingato hen anxreffilWheereyou e ref nces anothanxref erxreffilehostdrawindreeives e . 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