{"id":6174,"date":"2017-01-30T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=6174"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T22:40:37","slug":"mastering-autocad-arc-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever taken a good look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might have found the many options a bit overwhelming. It makes you wonder if the programmer that created it got paid by the option! But, believe it or not, each of these options has a purpose. Which one is most appropriate for you to use depends on what you\u2019re trying to accomplish and, maybe more importantly, what you already know. With these pointers you\u2019ll be mastering the Arc command in AutoCAD in no time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_01_nouuhp.png\" alt=\"Mastering the Arc Command\" width=\"219\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_01_nouuhp.png 301w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_01_nouuhp-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the 3-Point method because it\u2019s the default option and easiest to understand. You simply pick three points to define the arc you want to create. The first point specifies the start of the arc, the second point can be anywhere on the arc, and the third point specifies the end of the arc. The arc draws clockwise or counterclockwise depending on the points you pick. This method can be especially useful when sketching or tracing geometry.<\/p>\n<p>While 3-Point might be the easiest method, it\u2019s not always the most appropriate. For example, if you draw the arc for a door symbol by randomly picking the second point, you could end up with a funny looking door!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_02_fobfhv.png\" alt=\"3-Point Method\" width=\"203\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last option on the Arc menu is Continue. This method enables you to easily draw an arc that is tangent to the last line, arc, or polyline that was drawn. Like the 3-Point option, this method is good for sketching. It\u2019s similar to drawing a polyline using the Arc option. In fact, if you find yourself creating more than one tangent arc, you may want to consider using the Polyline command instead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_03_nc2b1d.png\" alt=\"Polyline\" width=\"203\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before using the other Arc options, it\u2019s important to realize that they typically draw counterclockwise.<\/p>\n<p>There are nine Arc options left and they all look very similar. How do you know which one to use? It depends what you know. If you look at the door example, keeping in mind that the arc will draw counterclockwise, you may or may not know the angle but you definitely know (and can snap to) the start, center, and end points.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_04-1_vydmuz.png\" alt=\"Start, End, and Center\" width=\"543\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_04-1_vydmuz.png 795w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_04-1_vydmuz-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_04-1_vydmuz-768x246.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, either Start, Center, End or Center, Start, End will work fine in this case. The only difference is the order in which you pick the points.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_05_nvme8m.png\" alt=\"Placement Options\" width=\"219\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_05_nvme8m.png 301w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_05_nvme8m-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you forgot about arcs drawing counterclockwise and started with the other end of the arc, you\u2019ll notice it drawing the wrong way. No problem! Simply hold down the Ctrl key to change its direction.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_06_iwols9.png\" alt=\"Changing Directions\" width=\"543\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_06_iwols9.png 724w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_06_iwols9-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this example of a road design, we know the start and end points for the arc but we don\u2019t know the center.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_07_e2wzzo.png\" alt=\"Start and End\" width=\"271\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_07_e2wzzo.png 305w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_07_e2wzzo-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To figure out which option to use, look at the other options that include start and end. Do we know the included angle? The radius? Maybe. Those options are pretty clear so I won\u2019t go into them here. Instead I\u2019ll focus on Direction. This option begins the arc tangent to a specified direction. Perfect! Being a road, we probably want the arc intersection to be tangent!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_08_hszy9o.png\" alt=\"Intersection\" width=\"219\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_08_hszy9o.png 301w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_08_hszy9o-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After picking the start and end points, we can specify the tangent direction using the Extension object snap from the existing line.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png\" alt=\"Start and End Points\" width=\"271\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png 452w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Out of that long list of options, the only one we haven\u2019t touched on is length.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6190\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_9-1_f81p2n.png\" alt=\"Arc Length Option\" width=\"219\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_9-1_f81p2n.png 470w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_9-1_f81p2n-154x300.png 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At first glance you might think \u201clength\u201d is referring to the distance along the arc itself, but it\u2019s actually referring to the chord length which is the distance between the start and end points. After specifying the start and center points for the Arc, you can specify the chord length to determine the endpoint.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_10_wortlp.png\" alt=\"Arc Length\" width=\"271\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_10_wortlp.png 449w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_10_wortlp-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully that gives you a better understanding of the many methods for creating an arc using the AutoCAD Arc command. Before I go, though, I want to offer a quick tip for creating a tangent arc between two parallel lines. You can, of course, use the Arc command as I\u2019ve described. However, the quickest method is to use the Fillet command! It doesn\u2019t matter what the fillet radius is set to. Simply select the first parallel line near the end where you want the arc, and then select the other parallel line. Voila! A tangent arc with only two picks and minimum thinking!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_11_r4szy5.png\" alt=\"Tangent Arc\" width=\"400\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_11_r4szy5.png 400w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_11_r4szy5-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever taken a good look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might have found the many options a bit overwhelming. It makes you wonder if the programmer that created it got paid by the option! But, believe it or not, each of these options has a purpose. Which one is most appropriate for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":6188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[893],"tags":[829,828,224],"class_list":["post-6174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning","tag-arc-command","tag-autocad-commands","tag-commands","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command | AutoCAD Blog | Autodesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you take a look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might find the many options a bit overwhelming. That&#039;s why Heidi Hewett is here to help you master it.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you take a look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might find the many options a bit overwhelming. That&#039;s why Heidi Hewett is here to help you master it.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"AutoCAD Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-01-30T15:00:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-07T22:40:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png?fit=452%2C320&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"452\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Heidi Hewett\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@autocad\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@autocad\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Heidi Hewett\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Heidi Hewett\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b8be6478442193d42833555fde684ad5\"},\"headline\":\"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-30T15:00:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-07T22:40:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":723,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Arc Command\",\"AutoCAD Commands\",\"Commands\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Learning\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command | AutoCAD Blog | Autodesk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-30T15:00:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-07T22:40:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"If you take a look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might find the many options a bit overwhelming. That's why Heidi Hewett is here to help you master it.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png\",\"width\":452,\"height\":320,\"caption\":\"Start and End Points\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Learning\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/learning\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/\",\"name\":\"AutoCAD Blog\",\"description\":\"Your home for all things AutoCAD\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Autodesk, Inc.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/16\\\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/16\\\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Autodesk, Inc.\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/autocad\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/autocad\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b8be6478442193d42833555fde684ad5\",\"name\":\"Heidi Hewett\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/heidi-hewett_rof8nm-150x150.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/heidi-hewett_rof8nm-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/35\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/heidi-hewett_rof8nm-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Heidi Hewett\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\\\/autocad\\\/author\\\/heidihewett\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command | AutoCAD Blog | Autodesk","description":"If you take a look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might find the many options a bit overwhelming. That's why Heidi Hewett is here to help you master it.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command","og_description":"If you take a look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might find the many options a bit overwhelming. That's why Heidi Hewett is here to help you master it.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/","og_site_name":"AutoCAD Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad","article_published_time":"2017-01-30T15:00:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-04-07T22:40:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":452,"height":320,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png?fit=452%2C320&ssl=1","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Heidi Hewett","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@autocad","twitter_site":"@autocad","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Heidi Hewett","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/"},"author":{"name":"Heidi Hewett","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/person\/b8be6478442193d42833555fde684ad5"},"headline":"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command","datePublished":"2017-01-30T15:00:20+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-07T22:40:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/"},"wordCount":723,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png","keywords":["Arc Command","AutoCAD Commands","Commands"],"articleSection":["Learning"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/","name":"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command | AutoCAD Blog | Autodesk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png","datePublished":"2017-01-30T15:00:20+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-07T22:40:37+00:00","description":"If you take a look at the AutoCAD Arc command, you might find the many options a bit overwhelming. That's why Heidi Hewett is here to help you master it.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/Mastering-the-Arc-command_09_rmjdg5.png","width":452,"height":320,"caption":"Start and End Points"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/mastering-autocad-arc-command\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learning","item":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/learning\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Mastering the AutoCAD Arc Command"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/","name":"AutoCAD Blog","description":"Your home for all things AutoCAD","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#organization","name":"Autodesk, Inc.","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/06\/16\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2022\/06\/16\/autodesk-autocad-small_social-400.png","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Autodesk, Inc."},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autocad","https:\/\/x.com\/autocad"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/#\/schema\/person\/b8be6478442193d42833555fde684ad5","name":"Heidi Hewett","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/heidi-hewett_rof8nm-150x150.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/heidi-hewett_rof8nm-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/heidi-hewett_rof8nm-150x150.jpg","caption":"Heidi Hewett"},"url":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/author\/heidihewett\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}