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tangent line

Hello everyone,
how can I construct a line that is an external tangent to two circles​?

Thanks
Parents
  • Generic Features are your friends.

    Measure Cir1 and Cir2
    Assuming that Cir1 is to the left and Cir2 is to the right in the XY plane.
    Do an alignment between the two features.
    Add Cir1.R to Cir1.Y and store the result in variable Cir1_A
    Create a generic point using Cir.X, Cir1_A, Cir1.Z and name it Cir1_tan
    Do the same thing for Cir2.
    Construct a line between Cir1_tan and Cir2_tan
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  • Generic Features are your friends.

    Measure Cir1 and Cir2
    Assuming that Cir1 is to the left and Cir2 is to the right in the XY plane.
    Do an alignment between the two features.
    Add Cir1.R to Cir1.Y and store the result in variable Cir1_A
    Create a generic point using Cir.X, Cir1_A, Cir1.Z and name it Cir1_tan
    Do the same thing for Cir2.
    Construct a line between Cir1_tan and Cir2_tan
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