AutoCAD Tutorial: How to draw arc in AutoCAD
In this tutorial you will learn,
1.How do you draw a curved line in Autocad?
2. How to use Arc command in AutoCAD
3.shortcut of arc command in AutoCAD
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Let’s learn how to draw an arc.
In AutoCAD Arc command is used to draw an arc. To create an arc, you can specify
various combinations of center, endpoint, start point, radius, angle, chord length, and
direction values. You can create arcs using several methods.
3-Point
Start, Center, End
Start, Center, Angle
Start, Center, Length
Start, End, Angle
Start, End, Direction
Start, End, Radius
Center, Start, End
Center, Start, Angle
Center, Start, Length
Continue
The options to draw an arc are grouped together in the Arc command drop-down in
Draw panel under Home tab. You can choose the appropriate option depending
upon the parameters known and then draw the arc.
With the exception of the first method, arcs are drawn counter clockwise from the
start point to the endpoint.
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To learn, how to draw an arc using 3-Point method of Arc command follow below
mentioned steps.
1. Now, click on the Arc command in Draw panel under Home tab.
You can also activate Arc command by entering ARC or A at the Command
line.
Another method to select the Arc command is also available. You can select
the Arc command from Menu Bar > Draw > Arc.
You can also find Arc command in Draw toolbar of the AutoCAD classic
workspace.
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2. Then, specify start point of arc.
3. Next, specify second point of arc.
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4. Further, specify end point of arc.
5. Observe that, arc is drawn by using 3-Point method of Arc command.
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In AutoCAD you can assign properties to Arc including Color, line type, and
line weight, thickness.
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