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tangent
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See: close, near, proximate, tangential


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Look closely: The barest wisps of color surrounding this or that cobbled shape divulge previous stages of development and exploration, rife with false starts, unexpected tangencies and subtle transformations.
Additional mechanical enhancements include: -- New: ability to define horizontal and vertical constraints -- New: ability to blend previews and one click selection for edge blending -- Improved: redesigned "part-tree" for quick, easy parametric modeling and editing -- Improved: ability to create automatic and precise tangencies where splines meet other objects -- Improved: ability to define constraints for objects in parallel planes with just one click.
What we needed was the capability of generating complex external airframe shapes, while maintaining strict control of surface curvatures and tangencies.
 
 
 
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