[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":111},["ShallowReactive",2],{"XTrZMUEMxeVGozYwTqrJEw2QWdaTOOkZwMj5tc6xiNI":3,"article_reverse-arc-and-spline-tangency-options-solidworks-2018_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":109,"_apollo:identified":110},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","reverse-arc-and-spline-tangency-options-solidworks-2018","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":108},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":44,"globalTags":58,"products":82,"disciplines":93,"seo":97,"__typename":107},"cG9zdDoxMTcyNw==","An Option to Reverse Arc and Spline Tangency is Now Available with SOLIDWORKS 2018","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Freverse-arc-and-spline-tangency-options-solidworks-2018","\u003Cp>For the longest time when creating a tangential arc in a SOLIDWORKS…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fjavelin-final-780x439-1.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fjavelin-final-780x439-1-768x432.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fjavelin-final-780x439-1-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fjavelin-final-780x439-1.jpg.webp 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fjavelin-final-780x439-1-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fjavelin-final-780x439-1-768x432.jpg.webp 768w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>For the longest time when creating a tangential arc in a SOLIDWORKS sketch it was hit or miss if the arc was aligned correctly. We would create our arc and hope it would be in the right direction…If not, we would need to delete it and recreate it being careful with our mouse movements. Now in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.javelin-tech.com\u002Fblog\u002Ftag\u002Fsolidworks-2018\u002F\">SOLIDWORKS 2018\u003C\u002Fa>, we can at last correct the error if our arc has snapped into the wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Simply right-click on the arc and select Reverse Endpoint Tangent from the Relations shortcut menu as shown below:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Freverse-tangency-780x437-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11729\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Freverse-tangency-780x437-1.jpg.webp 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Freverse-tangency-780x437-1-300x168.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Freverse-tangency-780x437-1-768x430.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Reverse Endpoint Tangent\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This works with splines as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffinal-780x439-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11730\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffinal-780x439-1.jpg.webp 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffinal-780x439-1-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffinal-780x439-1-768x432.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Tangent arc aligned correctly\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Author: Vicky Guignard; Javelin Technologies \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>","2017-10-27T17:00:54",{"node":34,"__typename":43},{"nicename":35,"description":36,"slug":37,"name":38,"firstName":38,"lastName":5,"avatar":39,"__typename":42},"javelin-technologies-ca","Javelin Technologies is a provider of technology solutions since 1997. 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