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Circle > 3 Curves 
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Select Wireframe > Create Curves > Circle from the menu bar.
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Select Curves > Circle from the following Die Design Guides: Strip Design.
Create a Circle/Arc tangent to three 2D curves.
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Demo: Press the button below to view
a short movie demonstrating the function:
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Practice: Press the button below to open Cimatron with a practice ELT file similar to that used to create the movie (if the relevant feature already exists in the ELT file, you can either edit it or delete it and create a new feature). |
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Required Step 1 
Select the required parameter and pick the appropriate entities.
The following parameter is displayed for this Circle function.
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Arc / |
This toggle option defines whether the result of this operation is an arc or a circle.
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Pick the appropriate entities to complete the operation:
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Pick the 1st curve to which the Circle will be tangent.
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Pick the 2nd curve to which the Circle will be tangent.
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Pick the 3rd curve to which the Circle will be tangent.
There are a number of possible Circle solutions depending on where the curves are picked. The circles can also be created tangent to the linear extensions of lines and splines and the natural extension of arcs.
The corresponding Arc solutions are very similar.
Click OKOK
or ApplyApply
in the Feature Guide to complete the function.
When completed, the Circle feature will appear in the Feature Tree.
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