solver Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 How to figure the radius of the 2 circles? Sample plan: Arc test.plan See video for more info. Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/wtW4qr0JIAI?hd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTiger Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 You probably draw: -temporary rectangle with a polyline. -draw diagonal line from corner to corner, software should automatically figure out the center of this "Hypotenuse" -You can get the length of your diagonal line if you want to, but don't have to. -Now select the circle about center, draw the circle from one corner until it locks to the center of your hypotenuse. -repeat from the other side. These arcs could be equal or unequal the principle is the same. You may not need this rectangle, it just gives a clue as far as where the transition will be... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 51 minutes ago, BrownTiger said: temporary rectangle with a polyline. Thanks, but I'm not sure how that helps. It's obvious where the width comes from, but the height is unknown. I was probably not clear -- I'm trying to find the radius of the circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownTiger Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Probably golden ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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solver Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Thanks Chop I think my drawing the circles is confusing as they are what I want to create, or more precisely, the arcs formed by them. Here is another try at explaining. Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/BLVuMGzUt8A?hd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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solver Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Thanks Chop and Michael -- both good solutions. Another CAD program I sometimes use has an arc tool that allows a pick 3 points method of describing the arc. If Chief offered the same, I think Michael's method would have been obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, solver said: Another CAD program I sometimes use has an arc tool that allows a pick 3 points method of describing the arc. If Chief offered the same, I think Michael's method would have been obvious. Since you mention that, here's an even better method we have in Chief... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solver Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, Alaskan_Son said: here's an even better method Perfect. That's the tool I was wanting and I hate to admit, I'd never even noticed the various arc creation modes. Guess I need to spend some quality time with the documentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DzinEye Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 10:52 PM, solver said: Perfect. That's the tool I was wanting and I hate to admit, I'd never even noticed the various arc creation modes Yep, that was a good example from Michael for that arc mode. I've seen those arc modes, and used them a couple times, but it's easy to get in a rut of just using what's familiar and readily accessible and forgetting about the other modes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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