making a smooth curve T-joint

[alexcurls]

Uploading WhatsApp Video 2026-10-21 at 11.37.04.mp4…

Is it possible to make a smooth T joint with fillet all round?

[henmedia]

@alexcurls yes. Put the two parts where they should meet, select both and group them (Ctrl+G). Then, with the group selected, open Fillet (B), click the curved edge where the two parts meet, set the radius and apply. The fillet runs all the way round the joint. Do the fillet last: once an edge of a group is treated, the group counts as one body. More in the guide: https://layerling.com/guide/edges-and-hollowing.html

Your video didn't finish uploading, so I couldn't see it. If this isn't what you meant, try attaching it again.

[alexcurls]

WhatsApp.Video.2026-10-21.at.11.37.04.mp4

Hi Stephan. This is the video showing the profile.

[henmedia]

@alexcurls thanks, now I can see it. Yes, that works in layerling. Build the frame as a torus (or a bent tube) and the handle as a cylinder. Push the cylinder a little way into the frame, select both and group them (Ctrl+G). Then open Fillet (B), click the edge where the handle meets the frame, set the radius and apply. The fillet runs all the way round, so the handle blends smoothly into the frame like in your video. If a large radius fails, try a smaller one. Add the holes after the fillet.

[alexcurls]

This is what I managed to do. Not perfect though.

[henmedia]

@alexcurls thanks. Please try zipping the .lyl file (right click → Send to → Compressed folder), it usually gets a lot smaller, and GitHub accepts .zip files. Or use "Bug report" in the footer at the bottom of layerling: it saves a ZIP with your design and some details about your browser, which you can attach here. If it is still over 25 MB, upload it to any file sharing service and paste the link here.

[alexcurls]

There are 2 model. The red one is used using Layerling and the blue one is using fusion to create the frame and layerling for the net.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19K7VZYVe2yIfw9zV3Wz6aeyhn_VdiiYX/view?usp=sharing

[henmedia]

@alexcurls thanks, I opened your file. The frame and the handle are one group, but the joint only got a 1 mm fillet on a few single edges, and the chamfers on the frame profile split the joint edge into several short pieces. That is why you see a step instead of a smooth blend.

Try this: undo the chamfers and fillets on that group. Then select the group, open Fillet (B), and click every edge piece that runs round the joint between handle and frame (hold Shift to add them, the whole loop should be highlighted). Use a bigger radius, for example 4 to 6 mm, and apply. If that radius fails, go down in steps. Add the chamfers on the outer frame edges afterwards.

[alexcurls]

My final version.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-9inBeQZY5n1BZKHwhMRHJdUG9hce4bt/view?usp=sharing

[henmedia]

@alexcurls thanks for sending the final version. Did the joint between the handle and the frame come out the way you wanted? I see fillets of 0.5 to 1 mm in the file. If you want the handle to blend in more softly, a bigger radius on the whole loop of edge pieces round the joint gives a wider curve.

[alexcurls]

I would love bigger radius to make it smoother, but it will end up having error if I do so. Yahoo Mail: Search, organise, conquer On Thu, 22 Oct 2026 at 19:16, ***@***.***> wrote: @alexcurls thanks for sending the final version. Did the joint between the handle and the frame come out the way you wanted? I see fillets of 0.5 to 1 mm in the file. If you want the handle to blend in more softly, a bigger radius on the whole loop of edge pieces round the joint gives a wider curve. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications, keep track of coding agent tasks and review pull requests on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS and Android. Download it today! You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[henmedia]

@alexcurls that error means layerling cannot round all the selected edges together at that size. Two things usually help: select only the loop of edge pieces right around the joint (not the other edges of the frame), and use the radius you want in one step on just that loop, before any other fillet. If it still fails, try a slightly smaller value, for example 2 mm instead of 3 mm. Could you tell me the radius you tried, and which edges you had selected?