Tangent constraint

Tangent constraint fixes a circle (or an arc) and a line so that a line is tangent to a circle (or an arc).

To create a Tangent in the active Sketch:

  1. select in the Main Menu Sketch - > Tangent item or

  2. click tangent.icon Tangent button in Sketch toolbar:

Property panel:

../_images/Tangent_panel.png

Input fields:

  • First object is a line, a circle or an arc selected in the view.

  • Second object is a line, a circle or an arc selected in the view.

Note that one of two objects should be a line.

After the objects are selected, a special sign will be added close to the tangency point in the view.

TUI Command:

Sketch_1.setTangent(Line, CircleOrArc)
Parameters

  • object – A line.

  • object – A circle or an arc.

Returns

Result object.

Result

Created Tangent constraint appears in the view.

../_images/Tangent_res.png

Created tangent constraint

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Tangent constraint operation.