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    • R Offline
      rv1974
      last edited by

      Doh! moment: I discovered Artisan's 'make planar-best'. Vertex tools are way less accurate.

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      • K Offline
        kenancakir
        last edited by

        I draw a rectangle from outside of the group, make it fit with push pull tool easily, there was one egde to move with move tool and done.. πŸ˜„

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        • pilouP Offline
          pilou
          last edited by

          For this special box case with any 4 chamfers (fillets) with only native tools (a big effort from my part! πŸ’š

          • 4 guides lines on any of the original box = 4 clicks
          • Draw Oriented Rectangle (second icon of Rectangle Tools) with 3 of intersctions above = 3 Clicks
            Push Pull this new rectangle = 1 click

          Total = 7 Clicks for an original new oriented box without chamfers(fillets)! πŸ˜„

          GIF_erase_chamfer.gif

          Just now erase the original chamfered box! πŸ˜„

          Frenchy Pilou
          Is beautiful that please without concept!
          My Little site :)

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          • K Offline
            kenancakir
            last edited by

            Our ways are the same pilou.. "Thinking outside of the box" got its exact meaning.. πŸ˜„

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              Sure, maybe there is more tricky for draw easily this rectangle with less clicks! πŸ€“
              What is your method ?

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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              • chippwaltersC Offline
                chippwalters
                last edited by

                @pilou said:

                For this special box case with any 4 chamfers (fillets) with only native tools (a big effort from my part! πŸ’š

                • 4 guides lines on any of the original box = 4 clicks
                • Draw Oriented Rectangle (second icon of Rectangle Tools) with 3 of intersctions above = 3 Clicks
                  Push Pull this new rectangle = 1 click

                Total = 7 Clicks for an original new oriented box without chamfers(fillets)! πŸ˜„

                [attachment=0:1oo1awgy]<!-- ia0 -->GIF_erase_chamfer.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1oo1awgy]

                Just now erase the original chamfered box! πŸ˜„

                OK. But now try it with the file I provided. A simple pushpull extrude won't get it because the sides are NOT parallel.

                Here's the link again...
                FILE:
                https://altuit.cloud/web/3Dnew/chamfer.skp

                Currently working with Cross-Reality technologies

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  the sides are NOT parallel.

                  Yes so that is not a general box but a polyedra! πŸ’š
                  So a new mini challenge! β˜€

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • K Offline
                    kenancakir
                    last edited by

                    I tried with the shared rectangle with pen tool, as i said above, Δ± draw a rectangle that is paralel to the edges, made it fit with push pull tool and there was one edge not fit, selecting edge and moving with move tool solved that..


                    Ekran AlΔ±ntΔ±sΔ±.PNG


                    Ekran AlΔ±ntΔ±sΔ±1.PNG

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                    • kimi kimiK Offline
                      kimi kimi
                      last edited by

                      Here is my method (I'm not good at making GIFs):

                      1. Select all the main or big faces
                      2. Copy
                      3. Select everything
                      4. Delete
                      5. Paste in place
                      6. Offset, offset, offset on the outside, all of them
                      7. Clean up with CleanUp
                      8. Select all- intersect with selection
                      9. Select those big faces again
                      10. Copy
                      11. Select all
                      12. Delete
                      13. Paste in place.

                      Seems complicated, but it isn't.

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        The icon "F" of the Join Push Pull Interactive by Fredo makes the trick
                        for 2 faces around a chamfer! πŸ˜„

                        A sort of smart Push Pull! πŸ€“
                        So all faces in addition to the 2 faces
                        around the chamfer can have any orientations!

                        Maybe 2 Guides lines are necessary for the intersection!
                        because seems interferences don't works inside the plugin itself!

                        Alas it's only 2 faces by 2 faces! πŸ’š

                        GIF_iconef.gif

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                        • chippwaltersC Offline
                          chippwalters
                          last edited by

                          @pilou said:

                          The icon "F" of the Join Push Pull Interactive by Fredo makes the trick
                          for 2 faces around a chamfer! πŸ˜„

                          A sort of smart Push Pull! πŸ€“
                          So all faces in addition to the 2 faces
                          around the chamfer can have any orientations!

                          Maybe 2 Guides lines are necessary for the intersection!
                          because seems interferences don't works inside the plugin itself!

                          Alas it's only 2 faces by 2 faces! πŸ’š

                          [attachment=0:x9keu75d]<!-- ia0 -->GIF_iconef.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:x9keu75d]

                          Brilliant! Once again, creative thinking by the French! And the solution I was hoping for by posting this challenge. Much appreciated πŸ˜„

                          Currently working with Cross-Reality technologies

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                          • chippwaltersC Offline
                            chippwalters
                            last edited by

                            @kimi kimi said:

                            Here is my method (I'm not good at making GIFs):

                            1. Select all the main or big faces
                            2. Copy
                            3. Select everything
                            4. Delete
                            5. Paste in place
                            6. Offset, offset, offset on the outside, all of them
                            7. Clean up with CleanUp
                            8. Select all- intersect with selection
                            9. Select those big faces again
                            10. Copy
                            11. Select all
                            12. Delete
                            13. Paste in place.

                            Seems complicated, but it isn't.

                            Another fine fine solution. Thanks for your help!

                            Currently working with Cross-Reality technologies

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                            • JQLJ Offline
                              JQL
                              last edited by

                              I usually do the following:

                              1 - select all;
                              2 - remove big faces from selection;
                              3 - group and delete group;
                              4 - use tak2hata extend trim faces plugin;
                              5 - then cleanup plugin if needed for merge faces and repair edges.

                              Step 4 is the one that needs getting used to.

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                              • pilouP Offline
                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                When you say

                                @unknownuser said:

                                2 - remove big faces from selection;

                                it's not more little faces so the chamfer(s) ?
                                No clean up necessary!

                                Cool but again it's face by face! πŸ˜‰

                                Here zoom is needing for more precision to click the face + segment! πŸ€“
                                GIF_extend.gif

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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                                • JQLJ Offline
                                  JQL
                                  last edited by

                                  @pilou said:

                                  When you say

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  2 - remove big faces from selection;

                                  it's not more little faces so the chamfer(s) ?
                                  No clean up necessary!

                                  Cool but again it's face by face! πŸ˜‰

                                  Here zoom is needing for more precision to click the face + segment! πŸ€“
                                  [attachment=0:2ikvu9kh]<!-- ia0 -->GIF_extend.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2ikvu9kh]

                                  sorry I fotgot about the generate faces plugin. I use the one from tools on surface.

                                  And I really meant rwmove big faces from selection. They are easier to pick and if you remove them when you create the group, it becomes composed pnly of all small faces. Then, When you delete the group you delete only the small faces and keep the big ones.

                                  @jql said:

                                  I usually do the following:

                                  1 - select all;
                                  2 - remove big faces from selection;
                                  3 - group and delete group;
                                  4 - use tak2hata extend trim faces plugin;
                                  5 - then cleanup plugin if needed for merge faces and repair edges.

                                  Step 4 is the one that needs getting used to.

                                  so, after review, I still thin the fastest method is:

                                  1 - select all;
                                  2 - remove big faces from selection;
                                  3 - group and delete group;
                                  4 - use tak2hata extend trim faces plugin;
                                  5 - Generate faces using a plugin (tools on surface is my choice)
                                  6 - then cleanup plugin if needed for merge faces and repair edges.

                                  It does require manual work, but all do until now, and this is the easiest I know, and I tried a lot.

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                                  • chippwaltersC Offline
                                    chippwalters
                                    last edited by

                                    @jql said:

                                    @pilou said:

                                    When you say

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    2 - remove big faces from selection;

                                    it's not more little faces so the chamfer(s) ?
                                    No clean up necessary!

                                    Cool but again it's face by face! πŸ˜‰

                                    Here zoom is needing for more precision to click the face + segment! πŸ€“
                                    [attachment=0:3jt9ho9s]<!-- ia0 -->GIF_extend.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3jt9ho9s]

                                    sorry I fotgot about the generate faces plugin. I use the one from tools on surface.

                                    And I really meant rwmove big faces from selection. They are easier to pick and if you remove them when you create the group, it becomes composed pnly of all small faces. Then, When you delete the group you delete only the small faces and keep the big ones.

                                    @jql said:

                                    I usually do the following:

                                    1 - select all;
                                    2 - remove big faces from selection;
                                    3 - group and delete group;
                                    4 - use tak2hata extend trim faces plugin;
                                    5 - then cleanup plugin if needed for merge faces and repair edges.

                                    Step 4 is the one that needs getting used to.

                                    so, after review, I still thin the fastest method is:

                                    1 - select all;
                                    2 - remove big faces from selection;
                                    3 - group and delete group;
                                    4 - use tak2hata extend trim faces plugin;
                                    5 - Generate faces using a plugin (tools on surface is my choice)
                                    6 - then cleanup plugin if needed for merge faces and repair edges.

                                    It does require manual work, but all do until now, and this is the easiest I know, and I tried a lot.

                                    Interesting. This looks like a good strategy for removing both fillets and chamfers from more complex shapes. My favorite so far!

                                    Currently working with Cross-Reality technologies

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      1 - select all;
                                      2 - remove big faces from selection;
                                      3 - group and delete group;
                                      4 - use tak2hata extend trim faces plugin;
                                      5 - Generate faces using a plugin (tools on surface is my choice)
                                      6 - then cleanup plugin if needed for merge faces and repair edges.

                                      A little video of these 6 steps will be fine!
                                      I am a little losted in the fog! πŸ˜„

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • chippwaltersC Offline
                                        chippwalters
                                        last edited by

                                        Frenchy,

                                        One of the reasons why I really enjoy using SU... the community. I figured by posting this simple challenge, I might be able to learn some new stuff-- and I certainly have! This is a really great workflow by JQL (thanks!) and here's a video of how it works.

                                        Currently working with Cross-Reality technologies

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          A little more enlighting! β˜€

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • JQLJ Offline
                                            JQL
                                            last edited by

                                            @pilou said:

                                            A little more enlighting! β˜€

                                            yes, video is better thqn talk, however there are a lot of steps in the video that could be faster.

                                            I'll try making a little gif after holidays

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