Corner Rounding (for ' Classic ,' a window) (for ' Lightning, ' a ribbon section)

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  • Closing the Corner Rounding window (classic):

    • The Corner Rounding window remains active during point location for the tool that opened the window, allowing you to define different radiuses for different corners, or to turn corner rounding on or off for different corners. For the ' Classic ' layout style, the Corner Rounding window automatically closes when you are done with the operation. (Similarly, for the ' Lighting ' layout style, the Corner Rounding section remains on the Layout ribbon page until you are finished with point location.)

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Examples of corner rounding :

Two fills added using Hatches Add Define Polygon . Corner rounding was turned on for the left example. The radius for each corner was 1/2 the distance of any side of the square, which thus resulted in a circle.

A Flat Plate Layout with corner rounding (left) and without corner rounding (right).

The Cut Layout on the left has four points laid out in a square, but the result is a circle since corner rounding is checked AND the radius for corner rounding is 1/2 the distance of any side of the square.

A Bent Plate Layout with corner rounding (left) and without corner rounding (right).

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Corner rounding options :

Round corners: or .

If this box is checked ( ), radiused corners as defined by the field " Radius " will be applied to the most recently located point at the time you left-click ( Locate ) to define the next point. For hatches or fills defined by drawing an area box ( step 2, alternative 1 ), " Round corners " (when checked) applies the " Radius " to all four corners.

If the box is not checked ( ), then sharp, pointed corners will be generated. The vertex of the corner will be where you left-click ( Locate ) to define the point.

Example: If the box was not checked when you located corner point C, and now, before you locate corner point D, you check the box, then corner rounding will apply to corner point C at the time you left-click ( Locate ) to define point D.

Radius: A distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that defines the amount of rounding that takes place when the box is checked for " Round corners ."

The corner radius is the radius of a circle. Two lines that are tangent to that circle meet at the located point. The corner's arc ends at the points of tangency of these two lines.
  • A larger " Radius " designates a larger corner arc.
  • You can set a different " Radius " for each corner you lay out. For instance, if 1/2 is entered when you locate corner point C, but before you locate corner point D you input 1 as a radius, then a corner radius of 1 will be applied to corner point C.
  • Increasing the size of the " Radius " moves the edge of the rounded corner back from the corner point. This is because the " Radius " defines a circle that is tangent to both lines to the corner point. The arc of the rounded corner begins and ends at the tangent points.

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