Ellipse Arc > Rectangular (Temporary Objects Menu)

This command is used to create a Temporary Object as a rectangular ellipse arc. "Rectangular" means here that both half-axes of the underling ellipse are at right angles to one another. With this command they are in addition horizontal and vertical. Horizontal and vertical refer to the position relative to the view. If the drawing is displayed rotated then the half axes are created correspondingly rotated.

The center point of the ellipse can be entered with the mouse by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

The point on the frame surrounding the ellipse can be entered with the mouse by clicking anywhere in the drawing.

The start angle of the ellipse arc can be entered with the mouse by clicking anywhere in the drawing. The position of this point relative to the center determines the start angle.

The end angle of the ellipse arc can be entered with the mouse by clicking anywhere in the drawing. The position of this point relative to the center determines the end angle.

The appearance of the ellipse arc is determined by the current arc direction setting. This is set using the command Toggle Arc Direction (F2), with the F2 key or the button in the panel. If the arc direction is positive, the ellipse arc is drawn in a mathematically positive (i.e. anti-clockwise) direction from the start angle to the end angle. If the arc direction is negative, the ellipse arc is drawn in a mathematically negative (i.e. clockwise) direction from the start angle to the end angle (see graphic).

The resulting ellipse arc is shown during entry and changes immediately if the current arc direction is changed during entry.