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Digitize Arc Using Three Points

 

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Line Digitizer > Arc [3 points]

Use with the Create Line Feature command only.

Digitize an arc by specifying three points:

• The start node of the arc.

• A reference point.

• The end node of the arc.

Related commands:

• Close Line

• Digitize Point to Point Line

• Digitize Fitted Curve

• Digitize Geodesic Line

• Digitize Loxodrome

• Digitize Spline

• Digitize Squared Line

• Digitize Stream Line

• Remove Last

• Digitize Arc Using a Centre and Two Points

• Digitize Arc Using Two Points and a Direction

• Digitize Geodetic Arc

• Digitize Rectangle Using Three Points

• Digitize Rectangle Using Two Points

• Digitize Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Circle Using a Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Circle Using Three Points

• Digitize Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

Procedure

1. Choose the Digitize Arc Using Three Points command.

2. Click at the start point (1).

3. Click at the reference point (2).

4. Press and hold the left mouse button.

5. Drag the cursor until the arc is the appropriate shape and length.

6. Release the mouse button (3).

You can click directly on point 3 but pressing and dragging will give you a preview of the arc.

The new arc is created.