Arcs and Ellipses

Arcs and ellipses are additional graphics objects that can be drawn in GDI+ with relative ease. The DrawArc and DrawEllipse methods on the Graphics object provide this capability.

When drawing an arc, you start by defining a rectangle that the arc is bounded by. Next, you specify the starting angle in which to draw the arc. The starting angle is specified in degrees rotating clockwise starting from the x-axis. The last piece of information you need to provide is the ending angle. The ending angle is the number of degrees the arc ...

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