# Make flash draw an arc in a movie
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-flash-draw-an-arc-in-a-movie/10944
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 9, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-flash-draw-an-arc-in-a-movie/10944 "2003-01-09T18:37:52Z")
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### Author:  [@jmk0822](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jmk0822)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-flash-draw-an-arc-in-a-movie/10944/1 "2003-01-09T18:37:52Z")
I want to animate an arc in a movie or draw an arc from nothing! Any help would be great. I had found some stuff but not real ggo info!
Thank You
Jeff
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-flash-draw-an-arc-in-a-movie/10944/2 "2003-01-09T18:59:25Z")
put this code in a movie, it will help you see how the arc is drawn in flash using two end points and a control point.
```auto
this.onMouseMove = function(){
// clear all previous drawing
clear()
// arc
lineStyle(2,0x000000,100)
moveTo(0,0) // start point
curveTo(_xmouse,_ymouse,300,0) // control point is mouse, end point 300,0
// lines
lineStyle(1,0x000000,50)
moveTo(0,0) // start line 1
lineTo(_xmouse,_ymouse) // line 1 to mouse, starts line 2
lineTo(300,0) // line 2 to end point
updateAfterEvent()
}
```
this uses two points 300 px away from each other (one on left the other on the right at 300 px) and the mouse to make a curve. Included are 2 straight lines drawn to the mouse as a comparison.
move the mouse around and see how the curve is drawn to help you see how one would be made if drawn in flash with any given control point