2.2.17 Draw ellipse arc mode

Draw ellipse arc mode is a specialized mode to draw ellipse arcs. In this mode you can

• Click, drag and click again to create an ellipse arc object
• Move the cursor out of the drawing plane during the drag, to scroll
• Hold down the shift key to create a circular ellipse arc (but still an ellipse arc object)
• Hold down the option key to use fast drags
• Hold down the S key to disable Snaps
• Press ESC to cancel the creation of the ellipse arc
• Press the space bar to switch to Reshape mode.

Ellipse arc objects are created on the Current layer and with the Current drawing attributes.

Programming
Ellipse arc drawing can be customized with CADSetDragPrefs, snaps with CADSetSnapPrefs.

Methods
CADAddEllipseArc, CADGetCurrentLayer, CADSetCurrentLayer, CADGetDefaults, CADSetDefaults, CADGetSnapPrefs, CADSetSnapPrefs, CADGetDragPrefs, CADSetDragPrefs.