Lesson: Creating Basic Objects ■ 75
Practice Exercise: Arc Command
In this practice exercise, you use the Start, Center,
End Arc command. First, you draw a rectangle.
Remember that arcs are drawn counterclockwise, so it
is important that you select your points in the correct
order. Draw all of the arcs so that they are outside of
the rectangle.
1.
Begin a new drawing.
2.
In the Select template dialog box, select the
acad template file (dwt) and click Open.
3.
Be sure the following status bar settings are
on:
■ Polar tracking
■ Object snap
■ Object snap tracking
4.
To draw the rectangle (any size):
■ On the ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel
> Line.
■ For the start point, specify the first corner
(1).
■ Use Polar Tracking to create a rectangle
and make sure you snap to the first corner
(1) when done.
5.
To draw the first arc:
■ On the ribbon, click Home tab > Draw panel
> Start, Center, End Arc (select the down
arrow by the Arc button).
■ Specify the start point of the arc. Click the
rectangle Endpoint (2).
■ Specify the center point of the arc. Enter
MID and press ENTER.
■ Click the midpoint of the rectangle at (3).
■ Specify the endpoint of the arc. Click the
rectangle endpoint (4).
6.
Repeat these steps until you have finished.
Remember to draw your arcs in a counter-
clockwise direction, using the Start, Center, End
Arc command.
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