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Tangent
Id prefix: TANG · Elements: exactly two · Selection filter: FACE · Entry 8 of 16 in the panel's + dropdown
Tangent rests a sphere or cylinder face on a planar face so they touch along one line (or, for a sphere, at one point). It takes faces only, because tangency is a statement about surfaces, and an edge or a vertex has none.
Parameters
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
elements | two faces — a sphere or cylinder face, and a planar face | The pair to make tangent. |
Walkthrough
The pin's barrel resting on the plate's top face. A radius-5 barrel on the plane y = 6 puts its axis at y = 11, which is where the component lands. The roll about that axis and the run along the line of contact stay free.
Offered for two faces on two distinct components — see where constraints are offered.