arc by tangent

[Chad]

Using VW9.0.1, is it still possible to string arcs together smoothly, as in 8.5.x using the arc by tangent tool? The new tool seems to "try" to do this, but when the smart cursor says the new arc is tangent to the end of the previous arc, it is substantially un-smooth.

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Chad

[Matthew Giampapa]

Chad,

Yes there are differences in the tool's behavior. Actually, the problem is a bug in the smart cursor prompt which causes it to erroneously display tangent when it is not.

We are aware of the problem and attempting to have it fixed for the 9.5 release.

In the mean time you may want to investigate the nurbs curve tool which will let you draw similar arcs by placing control points. We know that this is not a replacement and will have it fixed as soon as we can.

Matthew Giampapa

Technical Support

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Originally posted by Chad:

Using VW9.0.1, is it still possible to string arcs together smoothly, as in 8.5.x using the arc by tangent tool? The new tool seems to "try" to do this, but when the smart cursor says the new arc is tangent to the end of the previous arc, it is substantially un-smooth.

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