Add a free spiral between a line and curve in situations where you want the spiral to maintain the radius of the curve it is attached to, even if the curve is edited.
For this solution, the spirals are simple because the radius of the spiral at the line end is infinite (as opposed to a compound spiral, where the radius at each end is finite). This solution between a line and a curve is valid for all spiral types because all spirals types support the simple spiral.
The two possible solutions depend on which entity you select first, either the line or the curve.
The following illustration shows a free spiral between a line and a curve, where the line was selected first:
To add a free spiral (between a line and a curve)
- Click the alignment. Click Alignment tab
Modify panelGeometry Editor
. - On the Alignment Layout Tools toolbar, click
Free Spiral (Between Two Entities). The current spiral definition is displayed at the command line. For more information about changing the default spiral definition, see Specifying Curve and Spiral Settings.
- Select the line before and the curve after to add the spiral to.