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The Arc (Add) Command

Description:

The Arc (Add) menu command or toolbar button allows the user to add an arc construct into a given layer or file.

Menu Location: Add | Arc

Hot Key: N/A

Toolbar Location: Add Toolbar

Toolbar Buttons:

Details

There are three different arc commands in CAMCAD. In order to use the Arc commands to their fullest extent, it is important that to understand how each one works.

The three commands are described as follows in the Arc command Menu:

Clockwise - Center, Radius, Start, Delta: This command creates an Arc in the Counterclockwise direction. When the arc is created, the first point clicked on represents the Center around which the arc will curve. The second right mouse-click represents the Radius of the Arc. The third mouse click represents the Start point of the Arc, and the final click represents the Delta, or the ending point of the arc.

Counterlockwise - Center, Radius, Start, Delta: This command works in the same way as the Clockwise command, except the direction that the Arc is created is Counterclockwise.

Here is are some screenshots detailing the creation of a Clockwise Arc:

First, click on the point as to where you want to Center the arc.

Second, the radius of the arc is defined.

Thirdly, the start point of the arc is defined.

The next step is to create the Delta, or change to the arc.

At the end of the procedure, you have a completed arc on the selected Layer.

Start, End, Center - This command is useful for creating an arc between two defined points. The first click will represent the start point of the arc. The second click represents the end point of the arc. The last click defines the center of the arc. A short example is detailed below:

Just as before, we click our start and end points; the only difference is that the start and end points are taken into account first.

We now pull our mouse up and down to adjust the bulge or center of the arc.

Just as with all Add commands, when the user is finished adding arcs or wishes to switch off to another arc style, the ESC button must be pressed to leave the Add Arc mode.