A Note on the Tangification Highlight Function

Tangification Highlight Function

The Tangification Highlight function will display the specific angle of degrees between the segments where they connect.
This is extremely useful when Tangifying the arc segment connections to provide a smoother cut between the arcs.
Note that this is in regards to any series of arcs creating a curve, not where two arcs come together to create an obvious corner/point in the design.

Tangify Tool Definition

The Tangify tool function smooths the connection between selected Arc Circuits containing any angles below the specified degree in the Tangent Threshold field.
- Full Definition: Tangify Tool Definition

Using the Tangification Highlight Function
Have the desired design on the screen. If not already displays, select Options > Show Control Points to turn on displaying the Control Points of each segment. Control Points Trace Control Points are the dots located in the corners or along the segments of a selected object that allow you to edit its shape. Full Definition: Control Points Trace Definition
Click on the Tangification Highlight toggle. The design will now display the specific angle of degrees between the segments where they connect.
Arc connections of Zero (0) display that they are perfectly tangent and will cut smoothly. Any connections that are displayed above/below Zero (0) are not tangent. NOTE: If the arcs are extremely out of tangent, the Head may pick up the blade and replunge while cutting, making a rough cut.

Select the objects you want to tangify.
Specify the desired Angle in the Tangify field.
- For this example, our segment connection is 12.6 degrees.
- Tangify will smooth the connection between selected Arc Circuits that are below the specified Angle in the Tangify field.
- Thus we need to enter an Angle above the connection Angle we want to fix.
Change the Tangify field to 13 and click Tangent.
The arc connections below this value will be made Tangent.
Our selected arcs are now Tangent.

Related Links	Default Settings
Tangify Tool Edit>Tangify All Circuits Tangification Highlight Options > Show Control Points Tangification Highlight	Admin > Cutting for the default setting for the Tangent Threshold.