Changing Angles of Arcs, Pies and Chords

After you place an arc, pie, or chord, you can change the start and sweep angles of elements. You can change the angles to any integer degree from 0 to 359. When you change the angles, you can press the Shift and Ctrl keys to make the angle snap to multiples of 15 or 45 degrees.

You can also move the start angle and sweep angle at the same time. The object appears to be rotated around its arc/pie/chord center point while keeping the same center point angle.

Note: You can also change the start or sweep angle of an arc, pie or chord in the StartAngle or SweepAngle properties in the Properties Editor. For more information, see Utilizing Sweep Angle Run-Time Properties.

To change the start or sweep angle of an arc, pie, or chord

1. Select the arc, pie, or chord.

2. On the Edit menu, click Edit Start and Sweep Angles. The start and sweep angle handles appear on the selected element.

3. If you want to the angle to be multiples of 15 degrees, press and hold the SHIFT key.

4. If you want to the angle to be multiples of 45 degrees, press and hold the CTRL key.

5. Grab the start angle or the sweep angle handle and drag it to the new location. The element is updated accordingly.

To change the start and sweep angles of an arc, pie, or chord together

6. Select the arc, pie, or chord.

7. On the Edit menu, click Edit Start and Sweep Angles. The start and sweep angle handles appear on the selected element.

8. Select the start angle or the sweep angle handle and keep the mouse button down.

9. Press and hold the Alt key.

10. If you want additionally either angles to be multiples of 15 degrees, press and hold the Shift key.

11. If you want additionally either angles to be multiples of 45 degrees, press and hold the Ctrl key.

12. Drag the mouse. The start angle and sweep angle are changed accordingly.

13. When you are done, release the mouse button and then any keys.

Related Topics

Editing Graphic-Specific and Element-Specific Properties