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Re: Tangent between two circles in 3D space?
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Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:23:59 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin Clague writes:
> Anyone know how to find out the tangent between two cicles in 3D space?
> 
> Kevin

What have you tried so far?

And which tangent? Think about it, there's an infinite number of solutions.
Even on a plane there are multiple solutions.

Recommendation: start with the book _Computational Geometry in C_ by Joseph
O'Rourke.

-Erik



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  Tangent between two circles in 3D space?
 
Anyone know how to find out the tangent between two cicles in 3D space? Kevin (24 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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