how to convert a segment of polyline into arc?

[Anonymous]

from line to arc? just for a section of polyline. thanks

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

select the polyline, that gives you grips, also on the midpoints of the straight segments.

Place your cursor on one of the midpoint-grips (without clicking) ==> you'll get a context menu with "convert to arc" 😉

- alfred -

[quadracycle4000]

What if the menu disappears before I can click that. I just installed a GeForce GT720 and a Samsung 860EVO, and now it does this. Any fix?

[marcel.vandenoosterkamp]

I'd like to know how to activate this with regular command entry but I'm afraid it's a "mouse only command" forcing users to move the crosshair away from the stuff your working on. The ** CONVERT TO ARC ** entry can't be typed unfortunatelly

Maybe a lisp can do that? Does anyone know if such a lisp exists?

[Kent1Cooper]

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@marcel.vandenoosterkamp wrote:

.... The ** CONVERT TO ARC ** entry can't be typed unfortunatelly ....

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That's not true for me.  When the context menu is showing as in @Alfred.NESWADBA 's image, type C.

[Zlatislav.atanasov]

@quadracycle4000don't wait for the menu to appear, just click on the polyline grip and then hit CTRL key on the keyboard. This will circle through the polyline edit options in real time.

[quadracycle4000]

Thanks, I didn't know that. In the end I altered the resolution of the window to match the new resolution from the graphics card.

[marcel.vandenoosterkamp]

Thank you very much Zlatislav!! That does the magic for me. A bit odd that the convert to arc isn't an option in the polyedit but hey, we can't have it all can we? 😉

[Zlatislav.atanasov]

You are absolutely right! After some time using this CTRL key trick, it is now my second nature! 🙂