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DarkTortie
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Nov 30, 2024 7:56 PM UTC
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Connect a straight line tangent to two arbitrary curves

This is extremely easy to do with a straight edge in the physical world but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this in Illustrator. 

If anyone has a solution to this that is not a plugin that I have to pay for (because this is a hobby and I am already spending more than my budget likes just for Illustrator) I would love to hear it! 

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    Kurt Gold
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    Nov 30, 2024 8:20 PM UTC

    The Common Tangents script by Hiroyuki Sato may help.

     

    https://shanfan.github.io/Illustrator-Scripts-Archive

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    DarkTortieAuthor
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    Nov 30, 2024 9:01 PM UTC

    @Ton Frederiks @Kurt Gold Thank you both this is exactly what I was looking for! 

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    Ton Frederiks
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    Nov 30, 2024 9:11 PM UTC

    Good to hear that helped.

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    Kurt Gold
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    Kurt GoldCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    Nov 30, 2024 8:20 PM UTC

    The Common Tangents script by Hiroyuki Sato may help.

     

    https://shanfan.github.io/Illustrator-Scripts-Archive

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      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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      Nov 30, 2024 8:18 PM UTC

      Maybe the Common Tangents script from SATO Hiroyuki helps

      https://shanfan.github.io/Illustrator-Scripts-Archive/

       

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