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Primitive Curves
Tangent Lines

Create tangent lines between a point and a circle

ID

662ae7a510b6cb87640c9260

Name

Tangent Lines

Group

Primitive Curves

Package

Tool

Keywords

ln
tg

Surface

Vector

Transform

Primitive Curves

Curve Analysis

Toolset

Triangulation

Boolean Operation

Panels

Solid

Intersection

Text

Image

Analysis

Array

Creation method

There are two options for creating a Tangent Lines node.

  • The first way to create a Tangent Lines node is using the search list, which is opened by double left-clicking in the workspace. You can write the name of the node you need or words associated with this node.
    • ln , tg
  • The second way is to select a Tangent Lines node from the menu that opens from the top left.
    • Menu > Tool > Primitive curves > Tangent Lines

Steps

  • Create a Tangent Lines node.
  • Connect the point for tangent lines to the first port.
  • Connect the base circle to the second port.

After creating the node, connect the point for tangent lines to the first port, and the base circle to the second port. On the output ports, you will receive the primary and secondary tangents.

See also

Circle
Arc 3Pnt
Tangent Arcs

Inputs

NameTypeDescriptionDefault Value
point
Point
Point for tangent lines
circle
Curve
Base circle

Outputs

NameTypeDescription
tangent1
Curve
Primary tangent
tangent2
Curve
Secondary tangent