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Creating Rule Fillet Features

With rule fillets, you can create fillets based on a list of rules you've set up to determine which edges to fillet. This approach can be a powerful time-saver when working with plastic parts because it allows you to create many fillets all at once without having to select each and every edge. When a part feature is changed with significance to the rule-based fillets, the rule is evaluated to determine whether it still applies. If so, the fillets are regenerated for new edges that fit the rule and discarded for edges that do not. Although the Rule Fillet tool is categorized as a plastic feature tool, you can use rule-based ...