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How do you create a plane tangent to 2 cylinders?

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Message 1 of 8
mlandon
2012 Views, 7 Replies

How do you create a plane tangent to 2 cylinders?

I have 2 different diameter cylinders and I would like to create a plane that is tangent to both.

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Message 2 of 8
cbenner
in reply to: mlandon

Probably more than one right way... but what I did was to create a sketch on the face of one of the cylinders, project geometry both cylinder OD's.  Then sketch a construction line tangent to both cylinders.  Finish Sketch.  Now create a plane by selecting the sketched construction line.  As below:

 

cyls.JPG

 

Like I said, there may be a better way to do this, but this seemed to work and was fairly easy.

Message 3 of 8
SBix26
in reply to: mlandon

In a part file (.ipt) or in an assembly file (.iam)?

Message 4 of 8
luiww
in reply to: mlandon

I have attached one way to create a tangent across 2 cylinders.

 

Used IV 2012

Message 5 of 8
mlandon
in reply to: SBix26

Sam, Sorry about that, it is in an assembly (.iam) Mike
Message 6 of 8
JDMather
in reply to: mlandon


@mlandon wrote:
Sam, Sorry about that, it is in an assembly (.iam) Mike

Attach your assembly here.


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LT.Rusty
in reply to: mlandon

Here you go.

 

In an assembly, just create the work plane from any other plane or geometry you have available, delete any constraints that were automatically created, and then set new constraints to make it tangent to your cylinders.

Rusty

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mlandon
in reply to: LT.Rusty

Thanks for the info. I never thought to constrain the plane.

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