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Target layer: Polyline, Polygon

Description: The tool will Fillet (replace with circular arc) the corner of a polyline or polygon with user specified distance at the closest to the selection point vertex.

Usage: 

• Select the fillet Tool
• Press the "S" key to specify Fillet distance. The selected distance is persistent - unless the "S" key is pressed again the specified Fillet distance will be used for the next vertices selected with the tool.
• Click on the polyline or polygon which vertex you want to Fillet as close as possible to the vertex you want to Fillet.

Hot Keys : 

• "S" - sets the Fillet distance

Attribute Updates: The attributes of the original polylines are preserved.

Example:

Before Fillet	After Fillet

Notes :

• The function can be used on polygon and polylines. It is very important to understand that if the tool is used on polygons that have neighbors GAPS will be introduced on the boundaries between the neighboring polygons.
• If one of the segments connected in the selected vertex is a circular arc the Fillet will not be performed
• If the Fillet distance is larger then the length of one of the segments connected in the selected vertex, the Fillet will not be performed.
• If the Fillet is performed on Z or M enabled polygons or polylines, the Z (M) value of the two vertices introduced will be the same as the Z (M) value of the original Filleted vertex.
• If the edited layer has a shapefile source after the save the circular arc will be converted to straight line approximation.

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