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#DXF Angular Dimensions

    23-Nov-91 14:01:03
Sb: #DXF Angular Dimensions
Fm: Steve Levy 76650,652
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I'm having great difficulty deciphering the DXF representation of Angular Dimensions (regular, not 3 pt.). The control points in the *D block seem to be in no fixed order and the extension points in the Insert block also seem to be interchangable. The location of the ARC (which quadrant) seems to be based on the point selected for such (16,26,36), but this is sensitive to the exact calculation of the centerpoint and angle. Does anyone out there have some general (or specific) advice or a reference for this problem? Neither the official ACAD reference manual nor the ACAD Database Book have much to say, in detail. I've tried many convolutions, but they all seem to break down in some special case. Thanks for the help, in advance.