Miters & Bevels
This tutorial covers what experience has shown to be the most efficient way to create a Miter, or Bevel on the edge of a part. While this tutorial is written from the perspective of application to woodworking design, it should be relevant for other applications as well.Rather than creating a sketch profile for a cross section, or defining a Cut, the 3D Chamfer tool provides options that allows quick creation of Miters and Bevels. The Equal Distance Chamfer Type is excellent for a 45 degree miter, while the Distance-Distance Chamfer Type allows creation of miters and bevels at any angle. Just select the Corner Edge you wish to remove with the chamfer, and set the appropriate parameter values. Miters and Bevels can be created on any edge, and not just on the ends of a part.
Creation of the Part with the parameter Thick defined as the part Thickness, makes specification of the dimensions for the chamfer parameters quick work. It also allows the Miter or Bevel to adjust automatically with changes in the parts thickness.
A useful application of predefined parts and miters is the BaseBoard part model shown below. The part is pre-defined with Miters for all 4 corners of the baseboard ends, so that individual miters can be “unsuppressed” to match the installation requirements. There can optionally be a miter on either the Front or Back corner for either end, as well the angle can be adjusted to suit. No need to keep creating a baseboard part and defining miters; just save the part under a new name, and adjust the miter suppression and parameters as required.
Those users with Configurations capability can also create numerous baseboard parts with varying width, lengths, and miter selection by adding a new configuration for each baseboard part required.
By: woodknot Source: Instructables.com
