Orthogonal / Tangent
Toolbar / Icon:
Menu: Draw > Line > Orthogonal / Tangent
Shortcut: L, N
Commands: lineorthogonaltangent | orthotangent
Description:
Use this tool to create a line that is orthogonal to another line and
tangent to an existing arc, circle or ellipse entity.
Procedure:
- Choose the desired
line type in the options
toolbar.
- Click the line entity to which the new line should be orthogonal.
- Click the arc, circle or ellipse entity to which the line should be a
tangent. There are two possible solutions. When moving the mouse around, you
can see a preview of the tangent that will be created.