scottkelley80 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 How do I draw a line that is tangent to a specific point on an arc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellEdison Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 You can either set your object snap (OSNAP) to tangent, most everything else will have to be turned off in your OSNAP settings before it will show however. The quick one-off solution is to just type in tan when it prompts you to select the first point. Where the tangent finally ends up though is entirely dependant on the angle and position of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottkelley80 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 I want to make sure the tangent point of the line is at the intersection of the arc and another line... can this be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Make sure you have your Polar Tracking on, with the Polar Angle measurement set to Relative to last segment. Then draw a line from the centre of radius of the arc to the particular point on the arc. Then continue with your line with Polar Tracking at right angles to whichever side you want. Erase the first line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottkelley80 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 Eldon, you rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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