Brad,
Have you tried hitting the space bar to toggle modes as you place the polgon?
Jim McGrath
CAD Connections Inc.
Brad Velander wrote:
> Hi all,
> one of our engineers just stumped me with a question regarding using
> arcs in a polygon outline. Has anybody ever found a method to better control
> arcs when drawing polygon outlines? It seems that you can only get an arc if
> you want 90 degrees and it happens to want to put the arc there at that
> certain radius. We were looking for some form of better control to specify a
> radius or otherwise force arcs under certain instances when it doesn't want
> to automatically put the arc in itself. This is obviously complicated by the
> fact Protel's arcs are pretty unruly to start with.
> I did look for any facility to convert lines and arcs into a polygon
> outline but could not find any such facility. I thought that if such a
> facility did exist it may be easier to construct complex polygon outlines in
> that manner.
> Any tips or suggestions?
>
> Brad Velander,
> Lead PCB Designer,
> Norsat International Inc.,
> #300 - 4401 Still Creek Dr.,
> Burnaby, B.C., V5C 6G9.
> Tel. (604) 292-9089 direct
> Fax (604) 292-9010
> website www.norsat.com
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