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[Kevin Cozens <kevin@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2019-11-14 4:10 p.m., Brian wrote:
> A midpoint makes the arc over-constrained and introduces the potential for a 
> case where the arc descriptor is not self-consistent (e.g. one constraint is 
> not on the same arc). ??An arc specified by three constraints is always 
> possible to draw; one with four might be impossible.

It is always possible to draw with four contraints if you were to use center 
point, radius, start angle, end angle.

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