The full quarter means that the distances to the center from the two endpoints of the arc are equal. If the SHIFT key is held down while drawing, a full quarter circle is drawn. Hit the ” F“ key again to change direction back. For example, if the “ F”( Flip) key on the keyboard is hit after the arc drawing is started, the drawing direction (X or Y) is changed. The keyboard shortcuts to be used during drawing allow the direct use of the options on the panel. This is done by holding down the left mouse button. Now it is time to see the second method 🙂 Drawing arc on the flyĪfter selecting the arc tool from the tools panel, you can draw directly without using the arc options panel. If all quarters are selected and CTL + J is hit, the open arc ends are joined together. The bottom-right starting point and X-axis for direction.The bottom-left starting point and Y-axis for direction.The top-left starting point and X-axis for direction.The top-right starting point and Y-axis for direction.Now let’s see, for example, what options should be used to draw a complete circle with arcs. For example, if the X-axis direction is selected from the panel as the upper left starting point, The arc is indicated by the black color that is drawn down from the clicked point and to the right on the X-axis. Four colored small squares specify where the arc is starting. Arc segment tool optionsĪll possible arc drawing directions are shown below for 100 by 100 quarter circle. These are: dimensioning, arc starting point ( 1), whether or not a closed shape, arc direction ( 2) and slope amount. The arc options panel consists of several sub-sections. Now lets see the first method: Using the arc segment tool dialog box Only a single ¼ of a circle (or a quarter circle) can be drawn at a time. Or, click and hold the left mouse button down and start drawing on the fly. After selecting the tool, click on any place on the artboard to open the options panel. The “arc tool” is located in the tools panel. The full circle is drawn using the arc tool as an example. The two ways to draw precise circular arc is explained. This article explains how to use the arc tool in illustrator. Besides these, the illustrator software allows you to draw an arc with an arc tool. The Pen tool (pen tool), the ellipse tool, or even the line tool (Line segment tool) can be used to create an arc. There are many ways to create an arc in illustrator. The section between the two points on the circle is called “Arc”.

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