Draft Arc/pl

Description
The Draft Arc command creates a circular arc in the current working plane from a center, a radius, a start angle and an aperture angle. The radius and the angles can be defined by picking points.

A Draft Arc is in fact a Draft Circle with a that is not the same as its.



Usage
See also: Draft Tray, Draft Snap and Draft Constrain.


 * 1) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 2) * Press the button.
 * 3) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 4) The  task panel opens. See Options for more information.
 * 5) Pick the first point, the center of the arc, in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the  button.
 * 6) Pick the second point in the 3D view, or enter a.
 * 7) Pick the third point in the 3D view, or enter a.
 * 8) Pick the fourth point in the 3D view, or enter an.

Options
The single character keyboard shortcuts available in the task panel can be changed. See Draft Preferences. The shortcuts mentioned here are the default shortcuts.


 * To manually enter the coordinates for the center enter the X, Y and Z component, and press after each. Or you can press the  button when you have the desired values. It is advisable to move the pointer out of the 3D view before entering coordinates.
 * The checkbox has no purpose for this command.
 * Press or click the  checkbox to toggle global mode. If global mode is on, coordinates are relative to the global coordinate system, else they are relative to the working plane coordinate system.
 * Press or click the  checkbox to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, the command will restart after finishing, allowing you to continue creating arcs.
 * Press to switch Draft snapping on or off.
 * Press or the  button to abort the command.

Preferences
See also: Preferences Editor and Draft Preferences.


 * To change the number of decimals used for the input of coordinates, radii and angles:.
 * If the option is checked, the command will create a Part Circle instead of a Draft Circle.

Properties
See Draft Circle.

Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

To create a Draft Arc use the method  of the Draft module. This method replaces the deprecated method.

Example: