Sketching Arcs

You can use various commands to sketch arcs. Select a command based on the points used to define the arc.

This task shows you how to:

Sketch a Center Arc

You can sketch an arc defined by its center point and a point on its circumference.

From the Sketch section of the action bar, click Center Arc .
In the 3D area, click to place the center point, first arc endpoint, and second arc endpoint.

You can sketch an arc defined by a tangent entity and an endpoint.

Before you begin: Sketch the entity to which you want the arc to be tangent.

From the Sketch section of the action bar, click Tangent Arc .
In the 3D area, click near an endpoint on the entity to which you want the arc to be tangent.
Click to place the endpoint of the arc.

You can sketch an arc defined by two end points and a point on its circumference.