ansys.mapdl.core.Mapdl.l2tan

Mapdl.l2tan(nl1='', nl2='', **kwargs)

Generates a line tangent to two lines.

Mechanical APDL Command: L2TAN

Parameters:

nl1str

Number of the first line generated line is tangent to. If negative, assume P1 (see below) is the second keypoint of the line instead of the first. If NL1 = P, graphical picking is enabled and all remaining command fields are ignored (valid only in the GUI).

nl2str

Number of the second line generated line is tangent to. If negative, assume P3 is the second keypoint of the line instead of the first.

Returns:

int

Line number of the generated line.

Notes

Generates a line ( P2 - P3 ) tangent at point P2 to line NL1 ( P1 - P2 ) and tangent at point P3 to line NL2 ( P3 - P4 ).

Examples

Create two circular arcs and connect them with a spline.

>>> k0 = mapdl.k("", 0, 0, 0)
>>> k1 = mapdl.k("", 0, 0, 1)
>>> k2 = mapdl.k("", -1.5, 1.5, 0)
>>> k3 = mapdl.k("", -1.5, 1.5, 1)
>>> carc0 = mapdl.circle(k0, 1, k1, arc=90)
>>> carc1 = mapdl.circle(k2, 1, k3, arc=90)
>>> lnum = mapdl.l2tan(1, 2)
3

Plot these lines

>>> mapdl.lplot(cpos='xy')