Tangent Lines node in BeeGraphy Editor

Create tangent lines between a point and a circle

ID

tool-primitive-curves-tangent-lines

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

R

Render

3D Object

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.

Name	Type	Description	Default Value
point	Point	Point for tangent lines
circle	Curve	Base circle

Name	Type	Description
tangent1	Curve	Primary tangent
tangent2	Curve	Secondary tangent

Creation method

There are two options for creating a Tangent Lines node.

Steps

See also