modeling-app/docs/kcl/tangentToEnd.md

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tangentToEnd	Returns the angle coming out of the end of the segment in degrees.	manual

Returns the angle coming out of the end of the segment in degrees.

tangentToEnd(tag: [TagIdentifier](/docs/kcl/types#tag-identifier)): [number](/docs/kcl/types/number)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
tag	TagIdentifier	The line segment being queried by its tag	Yes

Returns

number

Examples

// Horizontal pill.
pillSketch = startSketchOn(XZ)
  |> startProfile(at = [0, 0])
  |> line(end = [20, 0])
  |> tangentialArc(end = [0, 10], tag = $arc1)
  |> angledLine(angle = tangentToEnd(arc1), length = 20)
  |> tangentialArc(end = [0, -10])
  |> close()

pillExtrude = extrude(pillSketch, length = 10)

// Vertical pill.  Use absolute coordinate for arc.
pillSketch = startSketchOn(XZ)
  |> startProfile(at = [0, 0])
  |> line(end = [0, 20])
  |> tangentialArc(endAbsolute = [10, 20], tag = $arc1)
  |> angledLine(angle = tangentToEnd(arc1), length = 20)
  |> tangentialArc(end = [-10, 0])
  |> close()

pillExtrude = extrude(pillSketch, length = 10)

rectangleSketch = startSketchOn(XZ)
  |> startProfile(at = [0, 0])
  |> line(end = [10, 0], tag = $seg1)
  |> angledLine(angle = tangentToEnd(seg1), length = 10)
  |> line(end = [0, 10])
  |> line(end = [-20, 0])
  |> close()

rectangleExtrude = extrude(rectangleSketch, length = 10)

bottom = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfile(at = [0, 0])
  |> arc(endAbsolute = [10, 10], interiorAbsolute = [5, 1], tag = $arc1)
  |> angledLine(angle = tangentToEnd(arc1), length = 20)
  |> close()

circSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> circle(center = [0, 0], radius = 3, tag = $circ)

triangleSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> startProfile(at = [-5, 0])
  |> angledLine(angle = tangentToEnd(circ), length = 10)
  |> line(end = [-15, 0])
  |> close()