junehe Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Hey, I am tracing a curvy 2D shape using arc function. I want the outline of the shape very smooth. I would like to know how do I draw arcs that can be tangent to each other so eventually I can get this shape very smooth and nice. Thank you very much! Quote
rkent Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Draw the first arc, hit enter twice, pick a point for the next arc, repeat. Quote
junehe Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks! But sometimes the next arc does not pick the last point as the beginning location. That bothers me a lot. How do I change that? Quote
RobDraw Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I've always done this by drawing circles tangential to each other, then rotating them into position, and finishing up with some trimming. Quote
rkent Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks! But sometimes the next arc does not pick the last point as the beginning location. That bothers me a lot. How do I change that? If you are using the arc command immediately after having used the arc command then they will always be touching end to end. Are you talking about coming back later to add another arc? If so then draw an arc over an existing one, then use the enter enter, pick point, etc. Erase the first arc. Quote
junehe Posted February 16, 2015 Author Posted February 16, 2015 I've always done this by drawing circles tangential to each other, then rotating them into position, and finishing up with some trimming. That's a good method! Thanks! Quote
Jeffrey_B Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 I believe you can start the polyline command, type "a" then "enter" to switch to arc. Now as you draw consecutive arcs they should be tangential to each other. Quote
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