Curve Settings Dialog

The Curve Settings can be accessed through the Edit menu, the Control Point Settings button, or by right-clicking on the Drawing View drawing and selecting Control Points… on the pop-up menu.

Options

Draw Chords

A dashed line will be drawn between the PC-PT of curves and the TS-SC and CS-ST of spirals.

Label

The chord bearing/azimuth, distance, radius, delta and tangent are shown for each curve. Spirals display the chord bearing/azimuth, beginning radius, ending radius, spiral angle, spiral length and constant of proportionality.

Leader

Draws a leader line from the center of the curve/spiral to the label. The style (line type, arrow, size) of these leaders is controled in the Drawing Settings dialog in the Miscellaneous tab.

Draw Intersection Points

Choose this option to plot PIs of curves. No lines will be drawn to the PI but it will be drawn and labeled using the Control Point Settings.

Format Label

Provides direct access to the label format settings for the drawing.

PC/PT Rays to PR (use Sideshot settings)

These settings draw a short radius ray from the PC / PT / SC / CS points to the PR of the curve or spiral.

Draw Rays

Turn this option on to draw the rays.

Label Rays

This option is not yet available.

Length

Specify the ray length in inches.

Related Topics

Drawing Settings vs. Traverse Settings
Changing Control Point Settings

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