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arc

  

generate an arc of a circle

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

arc(c, r, a..b, options)

Parameters

c

-

center of the circle

r

-

radius of the circle

a

-

starting angle (in radians)

b

-

finishing angle (in radians)

options

-

(optional) equations of the form option=value. For a complete list, see plot/options.

Description

• 

The arc command creates a two-dimensional plot data object, which when displayed is an arc of the circle of radius r centered at c.  The starting and finishing angles of the arc are specified with the range a..b, respectively.

• 

The plot data object produced by the arc command can be used in a PLOT data structure, or displayed using the plots[display] command.

• 

Remaining arguments are interpreted as options, which are specified as equations of the form option = value. For more information, see plottools and plot/options.

Examples

withplottools:

withplots:

displayarc0,0,1,π2..π

aarc3,0,1,0..π:

displaya,color=red,scaling=constrained

See Also

plot/options

plot/structure

plots[display]

plottools

plottools[circle]