keninsite
6th Dec 2004, 11:38 pm
In Autocad 2000 I need to be able to draw an elliptical arc and then break it up into tangent arcs. Is it possible and can I choose the number of arcs to achieve the accuracy needed?
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fuccaro
7th Dec 2004, 07:41 am
Try this:
Set PELLIPSE to 1. Draw the ellipse and use the TRIMM command to retain just the arc you need. Explode the remained part. You got tangent arcs, right?
Don't be so happy! It is hard to control the coincidence point of two arcs probable AutoCAD will not place them as you wish, so an extra work is waiting for you.
And I am not sure: PELLIPSE was introduced in Relase 2K or just later?
Set PELLIPSE to 1. Draw the ellipse and use the TRIMM command to retain just the arc you need. Explode the remained part. You got tangent arcs, right?
Don't be so happy! It is hard to control the coincidence point of two arcs probable AutoCAD will not place them as you wish, so an extra work is waiting for you.
And I am not sure: PELLIPSE was introduced in Relase 2K or just later?
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