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Circle tangent to line as construction tool #1492

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@hofmannu

System information

  • SolveSpace version: 3.1~70bde63c
  • Operating system: ArchLinux kernel 6.11.6-arch1-1

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Expected behavior

If I add the constraint that the circle should be tangent to the two lines, the sketch is fully defined and the through hole will have ensured equidistance from the two object edges.

Actual behavior

I get an "Bad selection for tangent/parallel constraint" error when I try to add a parallel constraint to the circle and either of the lines. I tried it with and without including the point as an additional component to the constraint. To achieve this at the moment, I need to add two more connecting each of the points on the side to the center of the circle and enforce perpendicularity as shown below:

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Additional information

Note that this is somehow linked to #937 but for one reason or another the issue is closed already and I did not want to necrobump it.

Attached is the tiny sketch.
circle_tangent_to_line.zip

Btw: I discovered solvespace yesterday and am working with other feature overblown and unusable CAD software for Linux since three years. You guys are amazing and the tool you made here is honestly one of my favorite pieces of software I discovered in the past 5 years for Linux, well done <3

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