AMCONSTTAN (Command)

Draws two parallel construction lines tangential to a specified circle.

Find

Summary

You can switch between a ray and an xline by specifying turning the Ray Mode off and on (AMCONSTSWI command, Find). A ray is a construction line extending to infinity in one direction only. An xline is a construction line extending to infinity in both directions. When the ray mode is turned on the icon for this command changes to Find.

List of Prompts

The following prompts are displayed.

Circle

Specify the circle the construction lines are tangential to.

Second point

Specifies the direction of the construction lines by specifying a point in the drawing area.

Angle

Specifies the direction the construction line by specifying the angle the construction line makes with the X axis. You can specify multiple angles (for multiple sets of parallel construction lines) separated by the | character.