53-06 Blend Radius 1

A contour change between two linear entities often includes a blend arc. Blend arc is an arc that is tangent to the
two adjacent entities and has a known radius. It can be a defined functional radius, or just a corner break with a
small radius selected by the CNC programmer. In either case, the objective of this project is to calculate the two
XY points of a blend arc, when the arc is dimensioned to a sharp point.

Compare with project 53-07, which is similar, but the arc is dimensioned to its center.

1.625

P1

P2

R1.25
2.0

0.5

3.0

ARC DIMENSIONED TO SHARP POINT

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