Tangent Edge Display Overview
Tangent edges are transition edges between rounded or filleted faces
in drawing views in Hidden Lines Removed
or Hidden Lines Visible display
modes. The most commonly seen tangent edges are the edges of fillets.
Tangent edges are often visible in pictorial (isometric, trimetric, and
dimetric) views, but are removed in orthographic (such as front, right,
and top) views.
You can also use part configurations to change
the display by suppressing fillets.
Tangent edges can be displayed as follows:
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Visible |
Use font |
Removed |
Hide ends |
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Other options for tangent edge display are
in the Hide/Show
Edges PropertyManager.
You can control tangent edge display in the following ways:
Default
- to set the display for all new drawing views, click Options
> Display
Style, and choose one of the options under Tangent
edges in new views.
Views
- to set the display for an individual view in a drawing, right-click
the view in either the graphics area or the FeatureManager design tree
and select Tangent Edge, then
choose a tangent edge display mode.
You can set the color of tangent edges in Tools
> Options > System Options > Colors.
In Color scheme settings, select
Drawings, Model Tangent Edges
and set the color. The color applies to Tangent
Edges Use Font only.