MechDesigner Reference & User Interface > 2.3 Part-Editor: > Geometry > Geometry

Add Arc

Toolbar :

Part-Editor: Geometry toolbar > Add Arc

Menu :

Part-Editor: Add menu > Geometry sub-menu> > Add Arc

To Add :

1.Part-Editor: Click Geometry toolbar > Add Arc.

2.Part-Editor: Drag in the graphic-area from the start-Point or the Arc, to the end-Point of the Arc

3.Part-Editor: Drag again between the start-Point and end-Point to approximate the radius

Drag: mouse-button-down, move your mouse-pointer, mouse-button-up

The Arc is now in the graphic-area.

Notes:

To add with Free-Points*

Do NOT HOVER above a Point* before you mouse-button down or up.

See also: How to Delete a Constraint

To add with Merged-Points*

Do HOVER above a Point* before you mouse-button-down or up.

See: Hover+Drag Video

Point* : start-Point, end-Point, center-Point.

Top tip :

Add a Dimension to define the Radius of the Arc before you add Constraints between its center-Point and a different sketch-element.

Example	How:	Selection-Window
	You must Drag Two times. Refer to the image to the left: 1.FIRST DRAG: from the start-Point to the end-Point of the Arc, then release you mouse. 2.SECOND DRAG: Position your pointer between the start-Point and end-Point of the Arc, and Drag towards the apex of the Arc as you intend it to be drawn, then release your mouse. MechDesigner adds the Arc with a center-Point, a start-Point and end-Point.	Circlen + Pointn At each end of the Arc.

Example

How:

Selection-Window

MD-GA-Geometry-AddArc

You must Drag Two times.

Refer to the image to the left:

1.FIRST DRAG: from the start-Point to the end-Point of the Arc, then release you mouse.

2.SECOND DRAG: Position your pointer between the start-Point and end-Point of the Arc, and Drag towards the apex of the Arc as you intend it to be drawn, then release your mouse.

MechDesigner adds the Arc with a center-Point, a start-Point and end-Point.

Circlen +

Pointn
At each end of the Arc.

Geometry | Arc

Geometry | Arc

Add Arc

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