Toggles tangent entity snap; snaps to the tangency of circles, arcs, ellipses and elliptical arcs.
Accessing the Command
command bar: tangent
transparent: tangent
toolbar: Entity Snaps | 
: tangent
Displays no prompts in the command bar.
When tangent entity snap is on, the cursor snaps to points of tangency along curved entities, such as circles, arcs, ellipses and elliptical arcs.
Command Options
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Option |
Description |
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Tangent |
Entering the command toggles Tangent entity snap. It snaps to points of tangency. This command can be entered transparently during commands, but must be entered without the apostrophe prefix ( ' ). |
Related Commands
OSnap - toggles entity snap modes in the Settings dialog box.
-OSnap - toggles entity snap modes in the command bar.
Aperture - sizes the aperture cursor for entity snaps.
2dIntersection - toggles apparent intersection snap mode.
3dIntersection - toggles intersection snap mode.
Apparent - toggles apparent intersection snap mode.
Center - toggles center snap mode.
Endpoint - toggles endpoint snap mode.
Extension - toggles extension snap mode.
From - allows to enter relative coordinates with respect to a reference point.
Mtp - allows to specify a point as the midpoint between two points.
Insertion - toggles insertion snap mode.
Intersection - toggles intersection snap mode.
Midpoint - toggles midpoint snap mode.
Mtp - allows to specify a point as the midpoint between two points.
Nearest - toggles nearest snap mode.
Node - toggles node (point) snap mode.
None - turns off all entity snap modes.
Parallel - toggles parallel snap mode.
Perpendicular - toggles perpendicular snap mode.
Quadrant - toggles quadrant snap mode.
Quick - toggles quick snap mode.
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