Fillet in active sheet metal

Axel_Kollmenter

Hi yall,

why cant I create a fillet in an active sheet metal?

glen_dewsbury

Where are you trying add fillets on your sheet metal parts?
Against a bend, OS doesn't know what to do.
If in flat view OS may be trying add material for an inside radius. Doesn't work. Only subtract in flat view.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/eeff86f87f2b3be9ae6915b8/w/c75821c5084576f01fba38b9/e/1cea5dc353dd578472a69be2

Axel_Kollmenter

Ah ok I got it... you have to set the fillet-setting to "Distance"

The default is set to "curvature" (Krümmung)

glen_dewsbury

Where are you trying add fillets on your sheet metal parts?
Against a bend, OS doesn't know what to do.
If in flat view OS may be trying add material for an inside radius. Doesn't work. Only subtract in flat view.
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/eeff86f87f2b3be9ae6915b8/w/c75821c5084576f01fba38b9/e/1cea5dc353dd578472a69be2

Axel_Kollmenter

Ah ok I got it... you have to set the fillet-setting to "Distance"

The default is set to "curvature" (Krümmung)

eric_pesty

The fillet type remembers the "last used" setting, this is actually one place where I wish it didn't as I might use a different fillet once in a while but the next time I try to use the command it's all weird until I notice it's not set to "radius"!
It should always default to radius!

S1mon

I wish that the fillet tool would remember this setting for a short period of time, perhaps only if you create another fillet right after the previous. It's definitely caught me off guard a few times the way it is now, but there are times when I'm creating several width fillets in a row and like it to remember that.

There are other tools which I wish would have defaults which made more sense for the scale of object. On something small and hand-held, the default extrude distance is often too much, and the default is even more absurd for move boundary.

The opposite is true if you're working on something the size of a car or architectural.

eric_pesty

Good point, maybe these "remembered" settings should just be for the "session" or something like this? i.e. next time you login it's back to "default"?
I don't think per "document" would be very useful, but by "tab" would could be a good alternative as well.

Axel_Kollmenter

eric_pesty said:

The fillet type remembers the "last used" setting, this is actually one place where I wish it didn't as I might use a different fillet once in a while but the next time I try to use the command it's all weird until I notice it's not set to "radius"!
It should always default to radius!

Yeah thats kinda confusing.

eric_pesty said:

Good point, maybe these "remembered" settings should just be for the "session" or something like this? i.e. next time you login it's back to "default"?
I don't think per "document" would be very useful, but by "tab" would could be a good alternative as well.

Per session is a very good idea in my opinion.

shawn_crocker

It would be nice if all features remembered your last settings by checking a box. Like every feature had a check box "remember settings". If unchecked, the settings always go back to default. This would be great if you know your about do a repetitive task and you want your settings to be remembered only for that time. I'm not sure this could be implemented very easily though because I don't think the feature level scripting that controls the remember option can change dynamically. Has to be hard coded and cannot be driven. I think.

eric_pesty

shawn_crocker said:

It would be nice if all features remembered your last settings by checking a box. Like every feature had a check box "remember settings". If unchecked, the settings always go back to default. This would be great if you know your about do a repetitive task and you want your settings to be remembered only for that time. I'm not sure this could be implemented very easily though because I don't think the feature level scripting that controls the remember option can change dynamically. Has to be hard coded and cannot be driven. I think.

That's a good idea too. I don't think it can be implemented "as is" (i.e. with the current use accessible Featurescript) because the remember setting is a "UIHint" so you would have to create a different input.
It might actually work somewhat if you mapped either one to the same variable after but there might be some complications with manipulators etc...

That said I'm sure they could add "in the background". Maybe even add different "UIHint" options for persistent/session/user (i.e. checkbox), etc...