is this the correct way to do this?

[cherokeechief79]

ive got all day to play with mc.thanks drew.

if i have an arc that ive drawn and i want to change its rad is this the proper rout to get it done?ANALIZE,ATTRIBUTES,then change the rad in the proper box?

 

without redrawing of course

 

[ 03-17-2003, 12:53 PM: Message edited by: cherokeechief79 ]

[Toolfab]

Off the cuff I know if you go to xform, offest, and offest the arc you will change the radius. If you just want to move it use xform, translate, and that will keep the same radius.

 

HTH

 

[fboike]

I personally prefer Analyze-edit

but your way is also correct.

Keep at it once you learn it, it becomes part of you.

[Rekd™]

If you have a few different things you want to change, then yes, use Analyze, it's non-modal but you can only do one feature at a time. Otherwise you can use xform, scale or offset/offset contour.

 

'Rekd

[cherokeechief79]

thanks

[Trevor Bailey]

The arc you want to change, is it a closed circle or fillets. If its fillets, then there is a better way to change them.

[cherokeechief79]

no it was an arc.i thought i could change it under modify but saw no prompt for rad change.

is the way i described the only way besides redrawing the arc?

recd,

i see i can use scale or offset but if i wanted to correct it by just putting in the new correct rad,is the way i described the only way?

im just kinda foolin around today.

[Rekd™]

As far as I know, yes.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Chief,

 

I usually do it the way you first mentioned (Analyze, select the entity, change edit to "Y") unless I have a bunch to do then I use one of Bryan's(sp?) C-Hooks called "editarcs.dll", This is not installed. You need to either go to his site to download them of go to Jay's FTP and grab them from there. Very helpful. I was drawing a tombstone the other day and I drew 64 of the holes the wrong size and I had a solid tied to the hole diameter so it would've taken me a fair amoutn of time to change them back. His C-Hook did in in about 5 seconds.

 

 

HTH

[Brendan P]

Glad to see you boys getting along soo well.

[DrewG]

Just wait till I get knowledgable enough to start asking stupid questions(LOL) !!!

[Fig sign]

You can do a lot of more tricks with analyze-edit.

You can change rad ,dia ,angle ,start point ,end point,layer,colour and more .

You can use magic letters R,D,X,Y,Z,L and others.

Just put in the radius field letter R ,push enter and click on other arc and it will input the other`s arc radius !

It is very powerful tool.

This magic letters you can input in any input field in MC .

You can use math. expressions like 35*2 or (2*3.14)/2-5 .

In Create mode coordinates of points you can input like ,2,2 or x0 y2 z2 .

There are far more tricks.

I am sure you will like it .

 

 

[ 03-18-2003, 02:27 AM: Message edited by: plasttav ]

[Fig sign]

Scale is not a good idea.

When you scaling the arc you will get the entety of sort spline which you afterwards will need to convert to arc.

[skeetboy25]

to take a step bakwards, I usualy find it as fast and conveinient to create a new arc, place it cocentric with the old one (placement-center)and trim!

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Many ways to skin the cat.