*tangentbetweenlines
Creates a tangent line between two lines.
Syntax
*tangentbetweenlines line1 id, line2 id checkpoints lineselected
Type
HyperMesh Tcl Modify
Description
Creates a tangent line between two lines.
Inputs
- line1 id
- The ID of the first line to which the tangent line is to be created.
- line2 id
- The ID of the second line to which the tangent line is to be created.
- checkpoints
- The number of points to check in each line segment for tangency.
- lineselected
- The tangent line selected, if more than one exists.
Example
To create a tangent between lines 1 and 2:
*tangentbetweenlines(1,2,10,0)If more than one tangent line is found, you must select the necessary tangent line. The number of this line (based on the order in which the tangents were found) is then used in the command string.
Errors
None.