Splines and sketching with tangency

Splines and sketching with tangency

mcramblet
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Splines and sketching with tangency

mcramblet
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What is the reason that the tangent arc and circle sketching tools won't work with splines? I'm use to Rhino's ability to draw tangent to just about anything, so I often get caught when Fusion doesn't. Is there a reason why this isn't a good practice or is this something that may be coming down the line?

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jeff_strater
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You are correct, Fusion does not yet support general tangency to the middle of a spline.  What you can do today is create tangencies at endpoints, or at fit points (by constraining to the tangent handles):

 

spline tangents.png

 

This is the closest I could find to this issue on the Fusion Idea Station:  make-constraints-work-with-lines-and-splines-and-more.  If you think you want a more specific idea, please feel free to create one.

 

Jeff Strater (Fusion development)

 


Jeff Strater
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mcramblet
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Good to know that it may be coming down the road. I've voted for this in the Idea Station and added a comment, as well.

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