Bundle Arcs

Arcs are added to diagram bundles to model the way in which their real-world counterparts can be bent through a curve where a bundle’s large diameter prevents it from being bent at an angle.

This is particularly useful when creating bundle configurations on Full Scale Diagrams, but the technique can also be applied when laying out a configuration on a non-full scale diagram.

Tip

See Bundle Manipulation Overview to use the Manipulation Handles to edit bundle positions and shapes.

An arc is drawn as part of the circumference of a circle, to specify the radius of the circle (and therefore, the arc) and the travel angle:

Figure 109: Bundle Arc Geometry

In this example, the arc runs from X to Y through travel angle a, and is described by a circle of radius r, centered at o.

A number of constraints apply when creating or editing an arc on a bundle:

• An arc segment cannot end at a node; an arc must begin and end at a straight bundle segment.

• If a bundle has a Min Bend Radius value specified, it will not be possible to add an arc with a radius less than that value.

• Positive travel angles are applied relative to the orientation of the entry segment of the bundle in an anti-clockwise direction; negative travel angles result in a curve progressing clockwise relative to the entry segment.

• When editing an arc, changes to the Travel Angle are applied to the original direction of travel of the bundle segment and are not cumulatively increased.

• Adding an Arc to a Bundle

• Converting an Arc to a Waypoint

• Converting a Waypoint to an Arc

• Editing an Arc

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