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Planar (2D) entities can be drawn in 3D space using a temporary user coordinate system (UCS).

If you want to draw quickly an arc or circle from 3 given points in 3D, you can use the following LISP code (save it to a .LSP file and load with APPLOAD):

(defun c:3Darc (/ p1 p2 p3)
 (command "_ucs" "_w")
 (setq p1 (getpoint "Arc point #1: "))
 (setq p2 (getpoint "Arc point #2: "))
 (setq p3 (getpoint "Arc point #3: "))
 (command "_ucs" "_3p" p1 p2 p3)
 (command "_arc" (trans p1 0 1)(trans p2 0 1)(trans p3 0 1))
 (command "_ucs" "_p")
)
resp.:
(defun c:3Dcircle (/ p1 p2 p3)
 (command "_ucs" "_w")
 (setq p1 (getpoint "Circle point #1: "))
 (setq p2 (getpoint "Circle point #2: "))
 (setq p3 (getpoint "Circle point #3: "))
 (command "_ucs" "_3p" p1 p2 p3)
 (command "_circle" "_3p" (trans p1 0 1)(trans p2 0 1)(trans p3 0 1))
 (command "_ucs" "_p")
)
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20.9.2007    38264×  
applies to: AutoCAD ·

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