Defining a Fillet

This task shows you how to define and control the shape of the curve using a fillet.

Open the ModifyCurve4.CATPart document.

  1. Click Modification .

  2. Click the curve.

  3. Click Local Tuning .

  4. Define the working area.

    Two green sliders and several handles (defined by the green points) are displayed on the curve:

  5. Use the sliders to locally increase or decrease the curve radius.

    If the working area includes one end of a curve, the corresponding handle allows you to adjust the curve's position and tangent rotation.
 
End point translation
 
Tangent rotation
 
The curve now looks like this: