Arc Add 3 Points

Arc Add 3 Points ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

Adds an arc. Locate 3 points along the arc's circle to define the arc.
After the third point is located, the Arc Edit window opens if User and Site Options > Drawings > " Always show Arc Edit window " is turned on (checked).
Other ways to add arcs:
- Add
- Center Start End
- Center Start Angle ( )
- Continuous
- Ellipse ( )
The default display color (plotted stroke thickness) and line type (dash pattern) of the first arc added (any method) is set using the Edit Palette . After an arc has been added (any method), the last-added or last-edited arc sets the defaults for subsequently added arcs unless you change the Edit Palette in the meantime.
See the instructions .

Also see :

Arcs (topic)
Arc Edit window (optionally opens when an arc is added)
Always show Arc Edit window ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
Edit Palette (sets default color and line type of arc)
Layer selection tool (sets default layer for adding arc to)
Exact points of an arc (arc layout)

Instructions :

To invoke Arc Add 3 Points :

Method 1 : Click the Arc Add 3 Point icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Arcs ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Arcs > Add Continuous .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Arc Add 3 Point can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .

Point 1 establishes one end of the arc.

Point 2 establishes another point along the arc.

Point 3 establishes the end of the arc that is opposite to point 1.

The 3 points together define the radius of the arc.

The length of the arc is the shortest distance along the arc's circle from point 1 to point 3, regardless of whether or not point 3 is counterclockwise from point 1.