revcloud measurements

[jdfnnl]

Is there any way to match an existing revcloud by measuring the arc lengths? I have tried exploding and checking the various arc lengths of a cloud drawn with min and max arc lengths of 9" and most of the arcs measure around 12". Am I measuring the arcs incorrectly? I am trying to match a shapely cloud and would like to take note of the settings used.

 

[3wood]

I used to try a few arc length settings and choose the one roughly looks right.

[jdfnnl]

That is what I have done until now but would like to avoid the need to keep recalibrating the command for different scales and different sized objects. I am thinking of marking down the various settings I use in a table to refer to later to avoid this process of trial and error.

[Kent1Cooper · Accepted solution]

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@jdfnnl wrote:

.... I have tried exploding and checking the various arc lengths of a cloud drawn with min and max arc lengths of 9" and most of the arcs measure around 12". ....

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Do you mean the reported lengths of the arcs, such as in the Properties palette or from a LIST command, is ±12"?  Or the [straight-line] distances between their endpoints [the chords]?  I suspect [without experimentation] that the min/max distance settings refer to chord lengths, not lengths along the curve of the arcs.