Aug 14
When you need to make a circular chamfer around the edges of a non-circular part, such as a nut, you might start with a profile sketch for the chamfer and use a Revolved Cut to create the feature.
Extruded Hexagon
Chamfer Profile Sketch
Revolved Cut
Now here’s an even easier way utilizing a standard Cut-Extrude with a Through All end condition and add a Draft angle.
Create a circle sketch on the face
Use a standard Cut-Extrude feature, flipping the direction and adding draft.
Identical chamfer compared to the revolved cut
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