I have to generate the following figure according to user fed values. How do I go about drawing the arcs (B-C-F as in figure, circular in nature) given their start point & end point (B & F respectively) & the height from the segment BF? I can do some geometric calculations & get the radius & all, but how do I draw the arc?
I have tried using the Graphics.DrawCurve()
method, but it doesn't work as expected. How can I make this method work for circular arcs? Any other workaround is also welcome.
Got it! Thanks @Mitch & @Idle_Mind
Using the builtin DrawArc
method of Graphics
Friend Function draw_tank() As Boolean
' Create pen.
Dim blackPen As New Pen(Color.Black, 3)
' Create rectangle to bound ellipse.
Dim rect As New Rectangle(100, 100, 200, 200)
' Keeping the width & length same (200) we get a circle
' Create start and sweep angles on ellipse.
Dim startAngle As Single = 225.0F
Dim sweepAngle As Single = 90.0F
' Draw arc to screen.
Dim myarc As Graphics = Me.CreateGraphics
myarc.DrawArc(blackPen, rect, startAngle, sweepAngle)
Return True
End Function
Suggestions/Improvements welcome.
Note - This isn't the actual function from my code.