Curve Tangent to two lines?

Hello,

Is there any way in grasshopper to create a curve or an arc tangent to two intersecting lines? I have two intersecting lines at an odd angle the endpoints of the curve are on the line. I want to be able to adjust the curve with a third point but maintain tangency to the lines. I hope I explained this well enough for someone to help. Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Pieter Segeren on September 15, 2011 at 5:23pm

Hope I understood you right Lauren:

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tangenttotwo.gh, 7 KB

Permalink Reply by Lauren Campbell on September 15, 2011 at 5:34pm

I can't seem to open the file.... This is what I have. The point the curve goes thru needs to be able to move along the line. while the curve remains tangent to the two intersecting lines.

Thank you for your help!

Permalink Reply by Chris Tietjen on September 15, 2011 at 6:37pm

This might still not be what you want. Is the bisector line important for locating the reference point?

Chris

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3PtArcTangents.ghx, 72 KB

Permalink Reply by Lauren Campbell on September 15, 2011 at 10:10pm

Thank you for your help. The bisecting line was just a way to create a point along the same plane as the other two lines. they are set at an odd angle so That's how i did. Thanks for all your help.

Permalink Reply by Lauren Campbell on September 15, 2011 at 10:08pm

I updated my grasshopper and rhino and this opened and worked wonderfully. THANK YOU! You are fantastic.

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