better arc?

[John Hanna]

Idle thoughts…

I find that the draw_arc(x, y, w, h, sa, aa) function in both TI-Basic and Python is counter-intuitive (a bounding rectangle).

Here’s a ‘better’ arc function based on center/radii like draw_circle(x,y,r):

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from ti_draw import *

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def arc(x, y, r1, r2, sa, aa):

  draw_arc(x-r1, y-r2, 2*r1, 2*r2, sa, aa)

#demo:

set_window(-10, 10, -7, 7)

# draw a circle arc centered at (0,0), radius 5, lower half…

arc(0, 0, 5, 5, 0, -180)

 

• Still uses ‘start angle’ and ‘arcangle’.
• Can be circular or elliptical

A similar function can be written for fill_arc.

Try it with and without set_window which flips the screen.

 

Be kind,

     John