Important: The arc object first uses the visual properties of the object that was created last. Therefore, make sure that an object that includes a line was created so a line will display when you create the arc.

	Place a shape on the screen.
	Configure the shape.
	Object angles/direction and style example

Place a Shape on the Screen

1. Click one of the following in the Drawing tab>Shapes group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.

Arc

Chord

Pie

The cursor changes to a crossbar.

2. Move the cursor to the starting position for the object.

3. Hold down the left mouse button.

The cursor location becomes the starting location of the arc.

Result: The shape that represents what you drew displays. The shape can be changed at anytime.

Arc	Chord	Pie

Configure the Shape

1. Open the Properties dialog box for the selected shape.

2. Select Geometry.

A	Start angle/End angle
B	Direction
C	Style

 

A	Start angle/End angle

The start and end position combined with the direction determine the shape of the selected style.

Example

A chord is draw on the screen inside a rectangle.

The Start and End angles only are changed in its Properties dialog box.

The chord changes shape based on the Start and End angle specifications.

Start 90/End 0	Start 180/End 0	Start 0/End 180

Up

B

Direction

The direction choices are:

Clockwise

Counter-clockwise

The shape and size the of the selected style is affected by the start and end angles, combined with the selected direction.

Up

C

Style

The style can be changed at any time. during or after the object is configured.

Options are:

Arc	Chord	Pie

Object Angles/Direction and Style Example

An arc is placed on the screen within a rectangle.

Following is an example of the arc's first display and changes in its display when modifications are made.

Selections	Example
Start 90 End 0 Clockwise Arc
Start 270 End 0 Clockwise Arc
Start 0 End 180 Counterclockwise Pie
Start 0 End 90 Counterclockwise Chord
Start 0 End 0 Either Pie

More information

Basic graphic objects.

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