Line, Normal to

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Line, Normal to

Create a Line Normal to a CurveCreate a line that is normal (perpendicular) to a curve.  Line segments, polylines, and rectangles can also be selected.

 

tog_minusCommand Prompts

Tangent to:: Pick the curve to draw the tangent to

Tangent to:: Pick end point of Tangent line. You can use "S" key to change tangent line (BLACK line will be created)
tog_minusBasic Procedure

 

Screen Pick

Command Input

Step 1

NormalLine1

 

Step 2

NormalLine2

 

(Optional) Enter X, Y, [Z] coordinates for the far end point.

Input-Grid4

 

 

Final

NormalLine3
tog_minusNotes

1.If the normal line cannot be calculated, no line will appear on the screen.

2.In the case of multiple solutions, the nearest normal point will be used.
tog_minusRelated Topics

Curves Pane, Curve Modeling Ribbon Bar