Available in: Sketch, Drawing

Form a tangent relation between two curves, or between a curve and a plane.

Shortcut: t

Toggle on constraints while you make selections. Each pair of entities selected are constrained to each other. Click to toggle off, or select another tool to toggle off automatically.

  1. In the graphics area, select two or more curves.
  2. Click Tangent tool icon or press the T key.

Select 2 or more curves: Click the Tangent constraint tool:

Example of two entities selected

Example of two entities after using Tangent tool

Example of two entities selected

Example of two entities after using Tangent tool

Example of two selected entities

Example of two entities after using Tangent tool

Example of two entities selected

Example of two entities after using Tangent tool

Example of two entities selected

Example of two entities after using Tangent tool

See the Learning center course Introduction to Sketching (Onshape account required) for more information.