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From the Wireframe
section of the action bar, click
Circle
.
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In the Circle type list, select
Tritangent.
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In the Element 1, Element 2 and
Element 3 boxes, select three elements to which the circle is to
be tangent.
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In the Support box, select a planar surface.
Note:
To project the circle onto the support plane or surface, click .
As several solutions may be possible, select the arc of circle that you wish to create.
Depending on the active Circle Limitations icon, the
corresponding circle or circular arc is displayed. The first and third elements define
where the relimitation ends.
For a circular arc, you can specify the trimmed or complementary arc using the two
tangent points as end points.
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Click to trim the
element.
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To specify the axis computation mode, select the Axis
computation check box.
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To specify the center computation mode, select the Center
computation check box.
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Click to select the other
circular arc that is suitable for current specifications.
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Click OK to create the circle or circular arc.
The circle (identified as Circle.xxx
) is added to the tree.
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