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Arcs and Tangents


MAINEman5390

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I am currently trying to make an arc with a R20 tangent to two circles each with a R1. The circles distance is 8'' from mid point to mid point. I am having trouble creating the arc and giving it a specific radius and then making the arc tangent to the two circles. There is a pdf attached of what I am trying to redraw for an assignment. It is the large arc on the bottom of the drawing. Thanks!

 

MIDTERM REVIEW.pdf

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Create the 20R arc by using the CIRCLE command with the TTR (TangentTangentRadius) option, then TRIM as needed.

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Figured it out nearly as soon as I checked this and did exactly as you suggested. Thanks for confirming I did it correctly!

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A technical answer to a arc arc arc situation there are 4 solutions possible and it has been a buggy problem in Autocad since year dot. Some other software we use asks if its the correct solution if not will step through all 4 solutions asking as it does it.

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