Operation Manual

Drawing shapes | 151
2 In the drawing window, drag to draw the centerline of the ellipse at the angle you want.
The centerline runs through the center of the ellipse and determines its width.
3 Move the pointer to define the height of the ellipse, and click.
To draw an arc or a pie shape
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To Do the following
Draw an arc
In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool . Click the Arc button
on the property bar. Drag in the drawing window until the arc is
the shape you want.
Draw a pie shape
In the toolbox, click the Ellipse tool . Click the Pie button
on the property bar. Drag in the drawing window until the pie is
the shape you want.
To draw an arc, the ellipse or circle must have an outline.
You can change the direction of a selected arc or pie shape by clicking the Change direction button on the property bar.
You can constrain the movement of the node to 15-degree increments by holding down Ctrl as you drag.
To use the Shape tool to create a pie shape, drag the node of the ellipse (left) to the inside
of the ellipse (center). To create an arc, drag the node to the outside of the ellipse (right).
To change the default properties for new objects drawn with the Ellipse tool
1
Click Tools Options.
2 In the Workspace list of categories, click Toolbox, and then click Ellipse tool.
3 To change the shape of new objects to arcs or pie shapes, enable one of the following options:
• Pie
• Arc
4 Type values in the Starting angle and Ending angle boxes.