Sketch fillet and chamfer in Solidworks - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Sketch fillet and chamfer

Goal

Understand how to use sketch fillet and chamfer features in SolidWorks to smooth or bevel corners in a 2D sketch for better part design.

Sample Sketch Data

Line ID	Start Point (X,Y)	End Point (X,Y)	Connected Lines
L1	(0,0)	(100,0)	L2
L2	(100,0)	(100,100)	L1, L3
L3	(100,100)	(0,100)	L2, L4
L4	(0,100)	(0,0)	L3, L1

This is a square sketch with four lines and four corners.

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Number of Corners
  Value: 4
  Formula: Count of corners where two lines meet
• KPI Card: Fillet Radius Applied
  Value: 10 mm
  Formula: User input radius for fillet
• KPI Card: Chamfer Distance Applied
  Value: 5 mm
  Formula: User input distance for chamfer
• Sketch Visualization
  Shows the square with applied fillet or chamfer on selected corners.
  Formula: Sketch lines modified by fillet or chamfer commands
• Table: Corner Details
  Columns: Corner ID, Connected Lines, Fillet Radius, Chamfer Distance
  Data:
  Corner 1 (L1-L2): Fillet 10 mm, Chamfer 0 mm
  Corner 2 (L2-L3): Fillet 0 mm, Chamfer 5 mm
  Corner 3 (L3-L4): Fillet 0 mm, Chamfer 0 mm
  Corner 4 (L4-L1): Fillet 0 mm, Chamfer 0 mm

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Number of Corners: 4 | Fillet Radius: 10 mm |
+----------------------+----------------------+
| Chamfer Distance: 5 mm|                      |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|                      Sketch Visualization                      |
|                      (Square with fillet and chamfer)        |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Corner Details Table                                         |
| (Corner ID, Lines, Fillet, Chamfer)                         |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

User can select corners in the sketch visualization to apply fillet or chamfer. Changing the fillet radius or chamfer distance updates the sketch and the corner details table. The KPI cards update to reflect the number of corners and current fillet/chamfer settings.

Self Check

If you apply a fillet of 15 mm to Corner 3, which components update and what changes do you see?

• KPI Card: Fillet Radius Applied updates to 15 mm
• Sketch Visualization shows Corner 3 rounded with 15 mm radius
• Corner Details Table updates Corner 3 fillet radius to 15 mm

Key Result

Dashboard showing sketch corners with fillet and chamfer settings and visualization in SolidWorks.