Raphael Arcs

gistfile1.js

paper.customAttributes.arc = function (centerX, centerY, startAngle, endAngle, innerR, outerR) {
    var radians = Math.PI / 180,
        largeArc = +(endAngle - startAngle > 180);
        // calculate the start and end points for both inner and outer edges of the arc segment
        // the -90s are about starting the angle measurement from the top get rid of these if this doesn't suit your needs
        outerX1 = centerX + outerR * Math.cos((startAngle-90) * radians),
        outerY1 = centerY + outerR * Math.sin((startAngle-90) * radians),
        outerX2 = centerX + outerR * Math.cos((endAngle-90) * radians),
        outerY2 = centerY + outerR * Math.sin((endAngle-90) * radians),
        innerX1 = centerX + innerR * Math.cos((endAngle-90) * radians),
        innerY1 = centerY + innerR * Math.sin((endAngle-90) * radians),
        innerX2 = centerX + innerR * Math.cos((startAngle-90) * radians),
        innerY2 = centerY + innerR * Math.sin((startAngle-90) * radians);

    // build the path array
    var path = [
        ["M", outerX1, outerY1], //move to the start point
        ["A", outerR, outerR, 0, largeArc, 1, outerX2, outerY2], //draw the outer edge of the arc
        ["L", innerX1, innerY1], //draw a line inwards to the start of the inner edge of the arc
        ["A", innerR, innerR, 0, largeArc, 0, innerX2, innerY2], //draw the inner arc
        ["z"] //close the path
    ];                   
    return {path: path};
};