Creating Lines

Creating a Line Tangent to a Curve

Line lets you create a line tangent to a single curve, a point and a curve or two curves.

Before you begin: Insert in an assembly an existing 3D shape containing geometric elements.
  1. Click Create new in the Choose a 3DShape dialog box.

    The New Content tab appears.
  2. Click 3D Shape under Physical Product Structure node in the New Content tab.
  3. Click OK in the 3D Shape dialog box.
    • The new 3D Shape is created under the active product.
    • The Line Definition dialog box appears.
  • Important: You switch from Assembly Design app to the last representation app you used.
    1. Select Tangent to curve.
    2. Select a reference Curve and a point or another curve as Element 2 to define the tangency.

      • If a point is selected (mono-tangent mode): a vector tangent to the curve is displayed at the selected point.

      • If a second curve is selected (or a point in bi-tangent mode), you need to select a support plane. The line will be tangent to both curves.

    3. Optional: Specify the Line End point to define the new line.
    4. Click OK to create the line.
      Important: You come back in the Assembly Design app.

     

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