Add Tangent Constraint

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Add Tangent Constraint

Add Tangent

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A Line and Circle or Arc :

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1.Click Constraints toolbar > Add Tangent

OR

1.Click Add menu > Constraints sub-menu> > Add Tangent

Then:

2.Click a Circle or Arc

3.Click a Line*

The Circle/Arc is Tangent with the Line*


* Line, CAD-Line, X-axis, or Y-Axis

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Circle/ Arc and Circle / Arc :

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1.Click Constraints toolbar > Add Tangent

OR

1.Click Add menu > Constraints sub-menu> > Add Tangent

Then:

2.Click a Circle or Arc

3.Click a different Circle or Arc

The Circle and/or Arcs are Tangent

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Delete Tangent

1.SHIFT+CLICK a sketch-element with a Tangent constraint

The sketch-element and TangentCtoL or TangentCtoC constraint show in the Selection-Window.

2.Right-click the TangentCtoL or a TangentCtoC constraint in the Selection-Window

3.Click Delete in the shortcut menu