How to draw a specific arc in Carbide Create

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

as requested on support…

Given an image:

drawing this in Carbide Create requires drawing the entire circle, then sectioning it using Trim Vectors (or a Boolean operation, but Trim Vectors will afford a Curve object rather than a polyline).

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

First, create an area large enough for drawing:

(we will use v8, but this would be much the same in any version)

Draw the specific dimensions/points:

Then draw a circle starting at the centerpoint:

and use the “Snap to Node” feature to get the desired arc:

Then increase the height of the rectangle and reposition it:

Select both objects:

and use “Trim Vectors” to remove what is not wanted:

until one arrives at:

OK

OK

Then use Join Vectors to close:

Yes