Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] AutoCad help. How to draw a smooth curved line between a small and large circle

You need to use tanof in the one shot snap mode.

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> From: "apples0_17" <apalais@...>
> Date: 2006/03/06 Mon AM 07:19:08 EST
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] AutoCad help. How to draw a smooth curved line between a small and large circle
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> AutoCad help. How to draw a smooth curved line between a small and
> large circle.
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> Hi all,
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> I can't remember how to draw a curved line that joins two circles
> together. Imagine a circle 100mm and another circle 50mm, the
> centre distance apart will be say 300mm. Lets draw a straight line
> from the top of each circle and join them together.
>
> On the bottom, instead of having a straight line, I want to make a
> curved line that will be concave. That is, the centre of the line
> has been lifted upwards closer to the top line. Like the opposite
> of a smiley face.
>
> What will happen is I can make a curve to join both circles but
> where they join the circles will be at the quadrants. So there will
> not be a smooth blended transition onto the curved line. But rather
> as soon as the curved line joins the quadrant at the bottom of the
> circle, it will have a bump/step there as it becomes the curved line.
>
> It is like it needs to be joined further along the circumference of
> the circle so that it blends in nice and smooth.
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> I used to be able to do it, but I can not remember now.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Peter
> Australia
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