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    Question Fun with Triangles - SSA

    In this Challenge I present you with a Red triangle with touching sides of 400px and 300px. The angle of the third side to the 400px base is 30°.

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    Now the Challenge is to final the second triangle with the same values, as shown:

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    The usual rules apply, Xara functions, simplest you can make and with no calculations.
    Here is your starter file: SSA Start.xar

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    Default Re: Fun with Triangles - SSA

    Quote Originally Posted by Acorn View Post
    In this Challenge I present you with a Red triangle with touching sides of 400px and 300px. The angle of the third side to the 400px base is 30°.

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	SSA Start.png 
Views:	154 
Size:	16.6 KB 
ID:	122829

    Now the Challenge is to final the second triangle with the same values, as shown:

    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	SSA Final.png 
Views:	130 
Size:	21.0 KB 
ID:	122830

    The usual rules apply, Xara functions, simplest you can make and with no calculations.
    Here is your starter file: SSA Start.xar

    Acorn
    This time I'll attach a video file with no explanation.
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    Marco.

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    Default Re: Fun with Triangles - SSA

    Quote Originally Posted by Marco D View Post
    This time I'll attach a video file with no explanation.
    Marco, I see you cloned the Red trianlge and in the Shaep tool dragged the top node to the circle's edge.

    How do you constrain the angle to remain exactly 30°?

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    Default Re: Fun with Triangles - SSA

    Dragging the node while pressing CTRL key (I usually have the angle constrained at 15° steps, but of course it is possible to constrain them at whatever angle is needed).
    In this case 15° was perfect because you gave us an angle of 30°.

    Marco.
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    Info Re: Fun with Triangles - SSA

    Quote Originally Posted by Marco D View Post
    Dragging the node while pressing CTRL key (I usually have the angle constrained at 15° steps, but of course it is possible to constrain them at whatever angle is needed).
    In this case 15° was perfect because you gave us an angle of 30°.
    Marco.
    Marco, thank you for the clarification. Your approach does work.

    What I did, was clone the Red triangle.
    Ctrl+Rotate this around the circle's centre so the short side is vertical.
    Then, in the Shape tool, Ctrl+Drag the node from the bottom crossing on the circle to the top crossing.
    Finally, rotate back into position.

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    This handles any given angle, or even when none is given, without using Page Options > Document Editing > Angle constraint.

    Fuller instructions enclosed: SSA Construction.xar

    Acorn
    Last edited by Acorn; 06 December 2018 at 01:06 PM.
    Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
    When we provide assistance, your responses are valuable as they benefit the community. TG Nuggets you might like. Report faults: Xara Cloud+/Pro+/Magix Legacy; Xara KB & Chat

 

 

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