Availability Schematic Document
(Menu) : Place » Drawing Tools » Elliptical Arc
(Toolbar) : Utilities
Schematic Library Document
(Menu) : Place » Elliptical Arc
(Toolbar) : Utilities

Description This command is used to place elliptical arc objects on the current document.

Use After launching the command, the cursor will change to a crosshair and you will enter elliptical arc placement mode. Simply click or press ENTER to define the following sequence of points (moving the cursor between each one) to define the particular characteristic or the arc:

1) center point

2) the X radius

3) the Y radius

4) the first end point

5) the final end point.

Continue placing further arcs, or right-click or press ESC to exit placement mode.

Press the TAB key during placement to edit the object's properties.

Press the SPACEBAR while in placement mode to rotate the elliptical arc. Rotation is anti-clockwise and in steps of 90°.

Press the X or Y keys while in placement mode to flip the elliptical arc along the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.

Notes Any changes made to object properties during placement will cause the default properties for the object to be updated, unless the Permanent option in the Default Primitives tab of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.

Process Sch:PlaceEllipticalArc