Author Topic: Capital Letter "D" in shapescript with arcto()  (Read 12004 times)

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Re: Capital Letter "D" in shapescript with arcto()
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2016, 09:40:40 am »
Doh! I was testing this for an element  :-[

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Re: Capital Letter "D" in shapescript with arcto()
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2016, 10:33:36 am »
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the way I show this is to take the target shape and move it "around" the source shape through the whole 360 degrees so I can see how the decoration will look at all the different orientations.

Try it, you'll see what I mean.

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Still having problems. What means "move it around"? How do you accomplish that? I guess not by using it as decoration since that produces just a tiny dash.

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In addition to Simon's excellent clarification - which I have used previously, I meant to select the target shape and then physically drag it on the diagram around the source shape - which is required if the line style is "direct", currently my most popular setting.  As you let the object go after each drag, the new line angle and end points are recalculated.

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Re: Capital Letter "D" in shapescript with arcto()
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2016, 10:39:26 am »
Yes, of course. Stupid me. I was so puzzled how to set angles with an element ;D

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