Creating Circles

Creating a Circle with a Center and an Axis

Circle lets you create a circle by defining its center and axis.

  1. In the Circle type list, select Center and axis.
  2. In the Axis/line box, select an axis or a line.
    It can be any linear curve.
  3. In the Point box, select a point.
  4. In the Radius box, type the value or use the arrows to change the value.

    Note: To switch to diameter, click .

    Depending on the active Circle Limitations, the corresponding circle or circular arc is displayed. For a circular arc, you can specify the Start and End angles of the arc.
  5. To specify the axis computation mode, select the Axis computation check box.
  6. Click OK to create the circle or circular arc.