https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998798#M60697 <P>Duh, so simple and yet I could not see it thanks to all yous . Ive been starring at this for hours .....</P> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:22:34 GMT rockybalboa1 2022-03-11T14:22:34Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998735#M60693 <P>Well I know how to find the tangent of a circle but I am having trouble drawing a line between two circles of different diameters . In the attachment is the two circles of different diameters, shown in red. The yellow line is what I traced from another set of drawings.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If not having any other information to trace and just having the two red circles&nbsp; , how could I properly locate the yellow line?&nbsp;<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="circles.JPG" style="width: 930px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1035116i3648E7DC74BB9819/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="circles.JPG" alt="circles.JPG" /></span></P> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:01:02 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998735#M60693 rockybalboa1 2022-03-11T14:01:02Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998769#M60694 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>osmode 0&nbsp;</P><P>line tan tan&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:11:25 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998769#M60694 devitg 2022-03-11T14:11:25Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998775#M60695 With only the TANgent osnap running, you can't just start LINE command then click on each of the circles to get the same effect? Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:13:44 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998775#M60695 pendean 2022-03-11T14:13:44Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998794#M60696 <P><a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/761182">@rockybalboa1</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Like others have already mentioned, just have your Tangent on, or select it (Shift + Right Click) when drawing your line.</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ValentinWSP_0-1647008221105.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1035128iED6A8EB7FAB2AEC6/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ValentinWSP_0-1647008221105.png" alt="ValentinWSP_0-1647008221105.png" /></span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="ValentinWSP_1-1647008341723.png" style="width: 600px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1035130iE542C8BE6072108D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="ValentinWSP_1-1647008341723.png" alt="ValentinWSP_1-1647008341723.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:19:13 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998794#M60696 Valentin_CAD 2022-03-11T14:19:13Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998798#M60697 <P>Duh, so simple and yet I could not see it thanks to all yous . Ive been starring at this for hours .....</P> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:22:34 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/how-to-find-the-tangent-to-draw-line-between-two-circles/m-p/10998798#M60697 rockybalboa1 2022-03-11T14:22:34Z