Creating a Corner Radius

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To create a radiused corner without using the Dynamic parameter

You must be able to select two entities that either intersect or could intersect using an arc of a specified radius. If the entities do not meet, this command extends them until they do meet.

  1. Select the Radius (Edit menu) Corner Radius command icon command. The Corner Radius parameters are displayed.

  2. Enter the radius into the Radius box.  If the entities intersect, you can cut them back to the intersection point or the radius by marking the Trim box.

  3. Click OK to proceed.

  4. Give an entity digitise (d1) in response to the ‘First line/arc entity to blend’ prompt. Select the part of the entity that you want to keep.

  5. Give an entity digitise (d2) in response to the ‘Second line/arc entity to blend’ prompt.

Note that the entity digitises must be given such that in moving onto the corner radius from the first entity, motion around the arc is in an anticlockwise direction.

Example

 
To create a radiused corner using the Dynamic parameter

  1. Select the Radius (Edit menu) Corner Radius command icon command. The parameters are displayed.

  2. Mark the Dynamic box.

  3. Mark the Trim box to cut intersecting entities back to the intersection point.

  4. Enter the radius into the Radius box.

  5. Click on OK to proceed to co-ordinate input for the command. Notice that as you move the cursor around, each possible arc solution for the current cursor position is displayed.

  6. Make a free digitise to accept one of these blending arc solutions. You may continue to place blending arcs in by digitising. If you make a mistake you can press the ESC key to move back to the previously defined blend radius.

  7. Perform a finish.