Posted by Jeremy on 10/12/06 00:10

CptDondo wrote:
> Can anyone tell me what 'degrees' this method uses?
>
> The docs say
>
> void SWFShape::drawArc(float $r, float $startAngle, float $endAngle)
>
> I am trying to draw an arc at a radius of 1100, and 0.0 to 90.0 gives me
> a tiny dot. To get an arc that is 1/4 of a circle (90 degrees) I have
> to tell it something like 1100, 0, 5000 - i.e. there are 20,000
> 'degrees' around the circle....
>
> I can't come up with some reasonable combination of numbers that would
> make that work out....
>
> --Yan

If the parameter were specified in minutes (1/60th of a degree) then it
would make sense - there are 21,600 minutes in a full circle. Try
converting your angle to minutes (*= 60) and see if that makes things
work out a little better.

Disclaimer: I know nothing about SWFShape. Never used it or heard about
it before.

Jeremy

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