Line, Tangent to

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Line, Tangent to

Create a Line Tangent to a CurveCreate a line that is tangent 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

TangentLine2

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

Input-Grid4

(Optional) Pick the S key to switch the tangent direction of the line:

TangentLine2

 

Final

TangentLine3
tog_minusRelated Topics

Curves Pane, Curve Modeling Ribbon Bar