The tools described in this section have been designed to create the arcs required in some conditions. Such conditions can be different, for example distance or angle, parents' positions, etc.
Arc - Radius and Angles (Shortcut Alt+A)[edit | edit source]
Used to create an arc at a distance from an axis node
Click on the axis node. Enter the radius (or a distance) formula from the axis. Enter the first angle and the second angle from the axis node. Angle values 0 & 360 will create a full circle.
Name: Name of the new arc
Center point: Center point of the arc
Radius: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
First Angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Second Angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Attributes: Specify the color, linetype and lineweight of the new node
Click on the arc and enter the distance from the start of the arc where you’d like to place a node
Name: Name of the new arc
Arc: Selected arc
Length: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Point - Intersect Arc and Axis (Shortcut A, X)[edit | edit source]
Used to place a node on an arc where an axis would intersect an arc
Click on the arc and then on an axis node, drag around in the general direction and click. You may now edit the angle or enter a formula to get the precise placement of the node
Axis point: Start point of axis. It's the second point you selected
Curve: Curve you selected first
Name: Name of the new node
Angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Attributes: Specify the color, linetype and lineweight of the new node
Used to create a node where at the intersection of two arcs
Select the first arc and then the second arc. A node will be created where they intersect. You may choose between the first or second point of intersection if there are two places where they intersect
Name: Name of the new node
First arc: First selected arc
Second arc: Second selected arc
Take: First point (nearest to start point), Second point (nearest to end point)
Point - Intersect Circles (Shortcut Shift+I, Shift+C)[edit | edit source]
Used to create a node at the intersection of two circles
Select the node at the centre of the first circle and then the node at the centre of the second circle. Enter the diameters of both circles and select whether you want to take the first or second point
Name: Name of the new node
Take: First point (nearest to start point), Second point (nearest to end point)
Circle 1 - Center: First selected point
Circle 1 - Radius: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Circle 2 - Center: Second selected point
Circle 2 - Radius: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Important note:If no intersection could be calvculated, Seamly2d will show you an error message and place the nodes at 0, 0 X/Y position.
Point - Intersect Circle and Tangent (Shortcut C, T)[edit | edit source]
Used to create a node where a line touches the circle
Select the axis node and then the circle centre. Enter the radius of the circle
Name: Name of the new node
Take: First point (nearest to start point), Second point (nearest to end point)
Center point: Second selected point
Tangent point: First selected point
Radius: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Point - Intersect Arc and Tangent (Shortcut A, T)[edit | edit source]
Used to create a node on an arc where a line touches the arc
Select the axis node and then the arc. You may choose between the first or second point of intersection
Name: Name of the new node
Tangent point: First selected point
Arc: Selected arc
Take: First point (nearest to start point), Second point (nearest to end point)
Important note:If no intersection could be calculated, Seamly2d will show you an error message
Arc - Radius and Length (Shortcut Alt+Shift+A)[edit | edit source]
Used to create an arc where the arc-line is a given length
Select the centre-node for the arc and then enter the radius, the angle at which you’d like the arc to begin and the length of the arc-line.
Name: Name of the new node
Center point: Center point of the arc. It's the first point you selected
Radius: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
First angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Length: You can define a fixed length or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Attributes: Specify the color, linetype and lineweight of the new node
Select the centre node for the ellipse and then enter first and second radiuses. Enter the angle to start and to end the ellipse and then the angle from which to start the rotation. Click on OK to complete
Name: Name of the new node
Center point: Center point of the elliptical arc. It's the first point you selected
Radius1: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Radius2: You can define a fixed radius or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
First angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Second angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Rotation angle: You can define a fixed angle or use formulas for adaptive / calculated values
Attributes: Specify the color, linetype and lineweight of the new node
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