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  1. #1
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    Question Wont let me draw Line or 3pt arc?

    Hello,
    I am using Solidworks 2020 and im having trouble drawing a curved line.
    So I have two points 30" apart... instead of a straight line between them, I want an arc with just a tiny deviation of 2mm at the center. (so the center point is 2mm off from the centerline).
    But it's acting like thats too small of a curve. If I use the line tool or 3-point-arc, I can draw exactly what I want, but when I click to confirm... it just disappears!

    I have gone to visual and performance settings and increased them to max, but no change.
    Why does the line disappear when I click to confirm?
    If I draw the exact same thing with a 10mm deviation, it works just fine.

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    Re: Wont let me draw Line or 3pt arc?

    ok I figured it out through trial and error.
    The radius using other methods was over 12,000 which I guess it just didnt like.
    Had to make a midway point between the ends and use the spline tool.

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