Pie

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Pie

Pies are defined by their center, start angle, end angle, radius, and direction (clockwise or counter clockwise).

Pie shapes may be elongated, formed from a section of an oval. In this case the pie will have a defined axis and two elongation values.

The example to the left shows the contents of the Graphic Details Inspector when a Pie is selected. To view this information use the Graphic Details menu command found on the Tools menu of the Main menu.

To show the information for a Pie item on a drawing, the Inspector must be open and the Pie must be selected. The Pie of interest must be the only item selected.

The coordinates for the center of the Pie are shown in the numeric text boxes labeled "X" and "Y" under the heading "Center". The location of the Pie may be checked in this manner or the Pie may be moved by entering a new value for either coordinate.

The start and end angle of the Pie are shown in the numeric text boxes labeled "Start" and "End" under the "angles" heading. Their values may be viewed or the appearance of the Pie may be changed by entering a new value for either angle. The angles are defined in degrees.

The radius of the Pie is shown in the numeric text box labeled "Radius" under the "Shape" heading. The Clockwise Check box defines the included angle of the Pie, this may be changed by clicking the check-box.

The axis parameter defines an direction for the major axis of an elongated arc. The left elliptical parameter applies to this axis which is the major axis of the defining ellipse (oval). The other elongation parameter applies to the minor axis which is rotated 90 degrees from the major axis.

The Arc and Pie graphics have an inherent focus on the geometric center point of the arc. Geometric center meaning the center of the full circle or ellipse that defines the arc. In many cases an arc is needed to join two defined points, such as the end of two perpendicular lines; in these situations the Corner tool should be used. Corners are also arcs but they are are drawn and edited with a focus on the end points of the arc rather than the center point.

The lengths are shown in the Units (cm, inches, points, ...) defined for the document on the Scale parameter panel. The center coordinate is the distance from the origin which is defined on the Scale panel and may be adjusted by dragging a Ruler .