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Re: Arc of a circle [message #70535 is a reply to message #70525]

Tue, 20 April 2010 20:01

Craig Markwardt
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On Apr 20, 9:16 pm, Fred <fedef...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello! simple question: does anybody know how to draw an arc of a
> circle in plot. A circle can be easily created, knowing the center
> coordinates and radius, through the routine "tvcircle". What I am
> mising is how to create a simple arc subtending an arbitrary angle.

Are you familiar with cosines and sines? The set of points X, Y

X = X0 + R*COS(TH)
Y = Y0 + R*SIN(TH)

where TH is an array spanning 0 to 2*!DPI, is a circle centered on
(X0,Y0).

If you choose a smaller span of angles, then you will get a circular
arc instead of a full circle.

Craig

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