Tangent

Works with Classic, Pro

Toggles tangent entity snap; snaps to the tangency of circles, arcs, and other entities with circular curves.

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 and arcs.

Command Options

Option

Description

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.

Insertion - toggles insertion snap mode.

Intersection - toggles intersection snap mode.

Midpoint - toggles midpoint snap mode.

Nearest - toggles nearest snap mode.

Node - toggles node (point) snap mode.

None - turns off all entity snap modes.

Perpendicular - toggles perpendicular snap mode.

Quadrant - toggles quadrant snap mode.

Quick - toggles quick snap mode.