09-08-2012, 06:55 PM
I have been playing around with the elliptical arc tool which is clearly very powerful, but I can't get my head around the relationship between the second point and the first and third points that define the curve. I'd like to understand this better so that I can select a second point in a way that will let me create the arcs I need to create without so much trial and error.
The description given in the help page says "the endpoints of the arc are exactly parallel with a line from the endpoints to the middle point used when drawing the arc." This doesn't make sense to me and there is nothing to illustrate it.
Could someone illustrate this for me in a way that would help me understand where to put that 2nd point to achieve a certain shape of curve. Thanks! This site has already answered quite a few of the questions that I couldn't find through reading the help and manual.
--Jenny
The description given in the help page says "the endpoints of the arc are exactly parallel with a line from the endpoints to the middle point used when drawing the arc." This doesn't make sense to me and there is nothing to illustrate it.
Could someone illustrate this for me in a way that would help me understand where to put that 2nd point to achieve a certain shape of curve. Thanks! This site has already answered quite a few of the questions that I couldn't find through reading the help and manual.
--Jenny