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  1. On the Draw toolbar, click Fillet Rectangle .

    • If the Fillet Rectangle button is not displayed on the Draw toolbar, click the Rectangle fly-out menu and select it from the list.

    • When drawing a fillet rectangle, it is useful to have Maintain Relationships turned on. Use Tools > Maintain Relationships to turn this command on and off.

  2. Click a location to specify one corner of the fillet rectangle.

  3. Move the mouse, and click again to define the rotation angle and the width of the fillet rectangle.

  4. Click a third point to define the height.

  5. Move the mouse backwards or forwards to define the fillet radius.

    To increase the fillet radius, move the mouse towards the center of the rectangle. To decrease the radius, move the mouse away from the center of the rectangle.

  6. Click in the drawing to place the fillet rectangle.

  • The fillet rectangle is not a single object. Rather, it is a collection of eight separate elements (four lines and four arcs) with relationships. As such, if you drag a line or an arc, you can stretch the entire fillet rectangle shape horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

  • To modify the fillets after placement, select any one fillet and change its fillet value. Changing one fillet does not impact the other three fillets.

  • Instead of clicking to draw the fillet rectangle, you can type values in the Width, Height, Angle, and Radius boxes on the ribbon. You can also use a combination of graphic and ribbon bar input.

  • When typing a value into the Radius box, you must specify a positive number that is greater than 0. Also, the fillet radius must be less than one-half the size of the rectangle width or height. For example, if the rectangle dimensions are 3" x 5", the fillet radius must be less than 1.5".

  • When using the ribbon to specify dimensions, you must define the width and the height of the fillet rectangle before defining the radius.

See Also

Fillet Rectangle Command