Chamfer

Option

Description

Select first entity

Selects the first entity to be chamfered. Only open entities can be chamfered, with one exception: vertices of closed polylines can be chamfered with the Polyline option.

This command cannot place a chamfer between two polylines,but it can place a chamfer between a line and a polyline, even a closed polyline.

Select second entity

Selects the second entity. The two entities need not meet, but cannot be parallel to each other.

To connect connect both entities without creating a chamfer, hold the Shift key when selecting the second entity; this acts like a combined Trim-Extend command.

Settings

Displays the Settings dialog box for setting chamfer parameters.

Polyline

Chamfers the vertices of a polyline; prompts you:

Select 2D polyline to chamfer - (Select a polyline with at least one vertex)

Angle

Changes to the Length-Angle method of determining the chamfer line; prompts you:

1. Length on first entity <0> - (specify a length, or pick two points, or else press Enter to accept the default)

2. Angle relative to first entity <0> - (specify an angle, or pick two points, or else press Enter to accept the default)

When you pick two points to specify the angle, the program measures the angle from 0 degrees, the x axis.

Distance

Changes to the Distance-Distance method of determining the chamfer line; prompts you:

1. Chamfer distance on first entity <0> - (specify a length, or pick two points, or else press Enter to accept the default)

2. Chamfer distance on second entity <0> - (specify an length, or pick two points, or else press Enter to accept the default)

Method

Switches between Length-Angle and Distance-Distance modes; remember to enter an e for the this option's abbreviation, and not an m. Prompts you:

Chamfer using [Angle/Distance] <Distance> - (enter an option):

• Angle - changes to the Length-Angle method of determining the chamfer line
• Distance - changes to the Distance-Distance method of determining the chamfer line

The program will keep using the same method for determining the chamfer until you change it again.

Trim

Determines if the program trims the entities; prompts you:

[Trim/No] <Trim> - (choose an option or press Enter to keep the current mode):

• Trim - trims or extends the selected entities to meet the chamfer line
• No - creates the chamfer and leaves the selected entities unchanged

Undo

Undoes the last chamfer when in Multiple mode.

Multiple

Lets you create multiple chamfers using the same settings over and over again; press Esc to exit the command.

Setting

Description

Chamfer Mode

Determines how the chamfer is created:

• Distance-Distance - specify two distances.
• Length-Angle - specify a length and an angle.

Chamfer First Distance

Specifies the default value of the first chamfer distance.

Chamfer Second Distance

Specifies the default value of the second distance.

Chamfer Length

Specifies the default length of the chamfer.

Chamfer Angle

Specifies the default angle of the chamfer.

Trim Mode

Toggles whether intersecting entities are trimmed:

• Yes - trims or extends entities to the chamfer line.
• No - does not trim intersecting entities.