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Making a square end in a sketch into a rounded end (??)

Question asked by Dave Krum on Mar 31, 2013
Latest reply on Mar 31, 2013 by Dave Krum
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Hi All,

This one is bothering me to no end.  What is the easiest method to take a square end say 10mm wide (square corners) and make it into a rounded end with 5mm radius?  I'm attaching a sketch.  I've tried a few arc and circle functions but no luck.  Also tried to simply fillet each square corner with 5mm radius but it throws an error.  Do I need to offset the outer line inward 5mm then draw a 5mm radius circle at the midpoint of the offset line (can't be that involved)?  Gotta be something very simple that I'm missing.  I'm trying to follow a tutorial to make an edge flange and this seems so trivial but can't figure it out.  Thanks!

Dave

Anna Wood
Anna Wood Mar 31, 2013 6:54 PM
Correct Answer

You are looking for the Tangent Arc command.....

 

http://help.solidworks.com/2013/English/SolidWorks/sldworks/t_Sketching_Tangent_Arcs.htm

 

Tools > Sketch Entities > Tangent Arc

 

Delete the line at the bottom of your relief then add a Tangent Arc in its place.

 

Cheers,

 

Anna

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