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  1. 20th Apr 2009 10:29 am #1
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    Default specfied arch length

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    can somebody remind me how to draw an arch to a specified length
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    Lengthen >> Total.
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    Are u on about Circumference length or diameter?
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    Try this.....
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    stevsmith - that option is chord length and not the length of the arc.

    To the OP, go to Cadalyst.com, tips page, search for a file called arc-length.
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