Connecting Curves with an Arc

You can connect two elements of a curve using an arc. You can use Connect command to connect curves with an arc.

Before you begin:

Sketch three intersecting lines as shown below.

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Connecting Curves with a Spline

  1. Click Connect in the Profile toolbar (Spline sub-toolbar).

    The connect options appear in the Sketch tools toolbar. By default, Connect with a Spline is active and its related options are displayed.



  2. Click Connect with an Arc . The Connect with a Spline options are no longer displayed in the Sketch tools toolbar.

  3. Select a first element to connect (starting point), and then a second element (ending point).



    The point on which you click to select the first and the second element is important: the closest point to where you click will be used as the starting point and the end point of the connecting curve. Always click close to the point you want to connect, or click the point itself. A connecting arc appears, tangent to both selected elements.



    Important: You cannot trim nor break conic curves. To workaround this restriction, you can project the conic curve of interest onto another sketch, then trim the projected elements.