Chamfer Tool

The Chamfer tool places a chamfer, or line, between two objects or adjacent sides of an object such as rectangles, polygons, polylines, or line segments. However, a chamfer cannot be placed between parallel lines.

A chamfer can be placed at a specified distance from where the objects intersect. Chamfers can trim or split objects at the chamfer endpoints or extend them to meet at the chamfer endpoints by selecting specific chamfer modes from the Tool bar.

 

To create a chamfer:

1.	Click the Chamfer tool from the Basic palette.

2.	Select the mode from the Tool bar.

 

Mode	Description
Chamfer	Places a chamfer without affecting the original object; to create a single object, group the chamfer and the chamfered object together
Chamfer and Split	Places a chamfer and splits the chamfered objects. This mode extends lines, if needed, for the chamfer to connect. To create a single object, group the chamfer and the chamfered object together. If chamfering the corner of a polygon, the chamfer takes the place of the corner.
Chamfer and Trim	Places a chamfer and trims the chamfered objects. If chamfering the corner of a polygon, the chamfer takes the place of the corner. This mode extends lines, if needed, for the chamfer to connect.

3.	Click the object where the chamfer will begin.

If this is the first time the Chamfer tool is used, the Chamfer Settings dialog box opens. Otherwise, click Chamfer Preferences from the Tool bar to change chamfer settings.

 

Parameter	Description
Entry Options	Select the method for specifying the chamfer size
First and Second Lines	Specify the chamfer size by entering the First Line and Second Line distances
First Line and Angle	Specify the chamfer size by entering the First Line distance and an Angle value

Select whether VectorWorks should draw using two lines of a specified length or one line and an angle. Enter the appropriate values and click OK.

The specified chamfer settings are used for all subsequent chamfers. To change these settings, click the Chamfer Settings button and enter new criteria.

4.	Click the object where the chamfer will end.

The chamfer is drawn according to the mode selection.