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Arrow Tools

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(Available in Platinum and Professional only)

Default UI Menu: Draw/Arrow

Ribbon UI Menu:

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Arrow Tools There are four Arrow tools which allow you to quickly create arrows to annotate your drawings. img

  • Arrow Arc
  • Arrow Curve
  • Arrow Line
  • Arrow Polyline

Results and Properties of using Arrow Tools: img

Arrow Arc

Default UI Menu: Draw/Arrow/Arrow Arc

Ribbon UI Menu:

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To draw an Arrow Arc

  1. Select the Arrow Arc tool
  2. Click to set the beginning point of the arc.
  3. Click to set the end point of the arc.
  4. Click to set the middle point of the arc.

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Arrow Curve

Default UI Menu: Draw/Arrow/Arrow Curve

Ribbon UI Menu:

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To draw an Arrow Curve

  1. Select the Arrow Curve tool
  2. Click to set the first point of the curve.
  3. Click to set the next point of the curve. Repeat until you have set all of the points of the curve.
  4. Right click and select Finish.

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Arrow Line

Default UI Menu: Draw/Arrow/Arrow Line

Ribbon UI Menu:

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To draw an Arrow Line

  1. Select the Arrow Arc tool
  2. Click to set the beginning point of the Line.
  3. Click to set the end point of the Line.

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Arrow Polyline

Default UI Menu: Draw/Arrow/Arrow Polyline

Ribbon UI Menu:

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To draw an Arrow Polyline

  • Select the Arrow Polyline tool
  • Click to set the first point of the Polyline.
  • Click to set the next point of the curve. Repeat until you have set all of the points of the Polyline.
  • Right click and select Finish.

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Arrow Properties

There are three special properties for Arrows.

  • Head
  • Tail
  • Size

Head and Tail: are used to specify the symbol that will appear on the ends of the arrow. You can specify a custom user defined arrowhead or tail. User defined arrow heads are based by selecting User Defined and then selecting one of your existing blocks. (i.e. Those in the Block Palette) Size: Length of the arrowhead or diameter of the dot img