tangential placement of a curve on curve
tangential placement of a curve on curve
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I have to place a fillet (curved end of an object), say curve A tangent to another curve, say curve B. One constraint I have is the location of curve A is fixed from the horizontal plane. Curve B is fixed in all respects (x,y,z). So if I want to place curve A tangential to B at a particular value above the horizontal plane, how can I ensure tangency between the two curves.
Here is what I did. I fixed the vertical distance of curve B, turned on my ortho and moved the curve B horizontally very slowly and kept regenerating. When I was reasonably close I made sure I snapped to the horizontal and tangent.
What I have right now looks right, but am not sure if I am convincing myself the right way.
How do I go about this?
Thanks
Here is what I did. I fixed the vertical distance of curve B, turned on my ortho and moved the curve B horizontally very slowly and kept regenerating. When I was reasonably close I made sure I snapped to the horizontal and tangent.
What I have right now looks right, but am not sure if I am convincing myself the right way.
How do I go about this?
Thanks





RE: tangential placement of a curve on curve
RE: tangential placement of a curve on curve
curves to have their maximum point
on the horizontal line? If so
you can draw a strait line strait
up from the center of each curve
at a length equal to its radius of
curvature.
Then move the intersections of the
strait line and each curve to the
horizontal position.
RE: tangential placement of a curve on curve