Sketch Line tangent to two circles.

Sketch Line tangent to two circles.

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Sketch Line tangent to two circles.

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Hi all:
I'm just getting started in VBA programming for Inventor 5.3.
I am trying to program a sketch in which I am trying to create a profile
from the region defined by two circles and the tangent lines to them on both
sides.
Manually I can obtain the profile by adding tangent restrictions between the
circles and lines. but when doing the same programatically the lines are not
extended/trimmed to the tangency points and the region remains open.
I am used to Autocad's Object snaps that would give me the exact tangency
points, or the Autolisp INTERS function, or the extend an trim facilities.
But I cannot find any equivalent that would simplify the obtention of the
exact tangency points so I am able to create a profile.
Would appreciate any help in this.

Regards
Reinaldo Togores.
University of Cantabria, Spain.
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Hi again:
Just found what I was missing: AddCoincident.
Thanks anyway.

Reinaldo

"R. Togores" escribió en el mensaje
news:D8C61375B059F81630BCBE62F75E216C@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hi all:
> I'm just getting started in VBA programming for Inventor 5.3.
> I am trying to program a sketch in which I am trying to create a profile
> from the region defined by two circles and the tangent lines to them on
both
> sides.
> Manually I can obtain the profile by adding tangent restrictions between
the
> circles and lines. but when doing the same programatically the lines are
not
> extended/trimmed to the tangency points and the region remains open.
> I am used to Autocad's Object snaps that would give me the exact tangency
> points, or the Autolisp INTERS function, or the extend an trim facilities.
> But I cannot find any equivalent that would simplify the obtention of the
> exact tangency points so I am able to create a profile.
> Would appreciate any help in this.
>
> Regards
> Reinaldo Togores.
> University of Cantabria, Spain.
>
>
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