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ANSYS SpaceClaim: How can I draw a circle or arc tangent to 2 smaller circles. I don’t know the angle between the tangent points. I only know the radius of the larger circle.

Tagged: 18, ANSYS SpaceClaim DirectModeler, fluid-dynamics, Preprocessing: Geometry
    • June 5, 2023 at 7:05 am
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      This can be done using Three point circle. Once you’re in the three point circle tool, click on the first small circle, then second small circle, and then for the third point, you can just type in the radius of the arc your’re looking for.

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