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Semi-circle with Arc

Graphics

The ARC block is used to create a portion of a circle like a semi-circle, sliver of a circle, or a circle with a slice removed.

  1. Click on the Shapes toolkit
  2. Look in the Drawing Shapes section
  3. Drag the Arc block into the editor
  4. Enter the parameters to draw a portion of a circle

ARC Parameters:  (x, y, radius, start-angle, end-angle, "color")

  • x,y positions the Arc on the stage 

  • The 3rd parameter sets the size or radius of the shape
  • Customize the color by typing in the name 
  • Start-angle of 0 and end-angle of 180 draws the top half of a circle
  • Start-angle of 180 and end-angle of 360 draws the bottom half of the circle
  • Start-angle of 0 and end-angle of 360 draws a full circle. 
sprite = codesters.Arc(0, 0, 100, 180, 360, "blue")