libgdx drawing arc curve

Question

The arc function of libgdx instead of drawing a arc draws a pie segment (ie. has 2 lines connecting to the arc\'s origin)

shapeRenderer.begin(ShapeType.Line)         


        

Answer 1

In the end I sub classed the ShapeRenderer Class

public class Arc extends ShapeRenderer{

    private final ImmediateModeRenderer renderer;
    private final Color color = new Color(1, 1, 1, 1);

    public Arc(){
        renderer = super.getRenderer();
    }

    /** Draws an arc using {@link ShapeType#Line} or {@link ShapeType#Filled}. */
    public void arc (float x, float y, float radius, float start, float degrees) {
    int segments = (int)(6 * (float)Math.cbrt(radius) * (degrees / 360.0f));

    if (segments <= 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("segments must be > 0.");
    float colorBits = color.toFloatBits();
    float theta = (2 * MathUtils.PI * (degrees / 360.0f)) / segments;
    float cos = MathUtils.cos(theta);
    float sin = MathUtils.sin(theta);
    float cx = radius * MathUtils.cos(start * MathUtils.degreesToRadians);
    float cy = radius * MathUtils.sin(start * MathUtils.degreesToRadians);

    for (int i = 0; i < segments; i++) {
        renderer.color(colorBits);
        renderer.vertex(x + cx, y + cy, 0);
        float temp = cx;
        cx = cos * cx - sin * cy;
        cy = sin * temp + cos * cy;
        renderer.color(colorBits);
        renderer.vertex(x + cx, y + cy, 0);
    }
  }
}

Then calling it like so

    Arc a = new Arc();
    a.setProjectionMatrix(cam.combined);
    a.begin(ShapeType.Line);
    a.arc(10, 10, 10, 30, 120);
    a.end();

The angle's are weird to get right, not sure if that's my code or libGDX