tangent

This command generates a straight line in the geometry tangent to the selected curve that cross the introduced point.

Inline mode usage

tangent -h
Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
tangent –n <resulName> -s <selectedCurve> -p <pX><pY><pZ><length>
Generate a straight line tangent to the selectedCurve and crossing the point <pX><pY><pZ> with the specific length.

Interactive mode usage

Invocation
tangent
Parameters
  • Point in the tangent line.
  • Length of the line.

Example

The following example shows how to insert a tangent line to a circle.

command> circle
Center [x y z]: 0 0 0
Radius [double]: 1
command> tangent
Select one curve (Press enter when done): 
Insert the coordinates of a point in the tangent line [x y z]: 1.2999999523162842 0.699999988079071 0.0
Insert the length of the tangent line 1.35
command> 

Result

Figure 1. Resulting tangent line