Draws arcs by a variety of methods.
Accessing the Command
command bar: arc
alias: a
menu bar: Draw | Arc
toolbar: Draw |
ribbon: Draw | Draw | Arc
: arc
Prompts you in the command bar:
Enter start of arc or [Center]: (Pick a point, enter coordinates, or enter an option)
Enter second point or [Angle/Center/Direction/End/Radius]: (Pick a point, enter coordinates, or enter an option)
End point: (Pick a point or enter coordinates)
Subsequent uses of this command change the initial prompt to:
Enter start of arc or [Center/Follow] <Follow>: (Pick a point, enter coordinates, or enter an option)
This command draws arcs by many methods. The full list is in the Draw | Arc menu shown below:
On each Arc icon a large green dot (
) indicates the first point that you pick. A small green dot (
) indicates the second point, and a small white dot (
) indicates the final point.
Command Options
Option |
Description |
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ENTER to use last point |
Continues the arc tangent from the last point picked. |
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Center |
Specifies the center point of the arc. |
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Follow |
Continues the arc tangent from the last point picked (same as pressing Enter). |
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Start of arc |
Specifies a different start point for the new arc. |
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Angle
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Specifies the included angle, the angle between the arc's start point and
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Center
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Specifies the center point of the arc; after this, you can specify one of the following to complete the arc:
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Direction |
Specifies the direction of the tangent to the arc's start point; following this, you specify the following:
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End point |
Specifies the arc's end point; following this, you can specify the following:
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Radius |
Specifies the arc's radius; following this, you can specify the following:
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Second point |
Specifies a point along the arc's circumference; following this, you specify the following:
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Procedures
Grips Editing
Arcs can be edited directly through grips:
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Select the arc. Notice that it has four grips.
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Drag the grips to perform the following actions:
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Drag the endpoint and midpoint grips to stretch the arc.
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Drag the center grip to move the arc.
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Related Commands
Circle - draws arcs and circles.
Ellipse - draws elliptical arcs.
Join - joins arcs.
PEdit - converts arcs to polylines.
PLine - draws connected polyline arcs.
DimRadius and DimDiameter - dimensions arcs.
Change - changes the endpoints of arcs.
Entity snaps that work with arcs:
Center - snaps to the center of arcs.
Endpoint - snaps to the endpoints of arcs.
Quadrant - snaps to the 90-degree points on the circumference of arcs.
Tangent - snaps to the tangency of arcs.
