Creating Circles

You can create a circle. Once you have created one circle, you can create any other and use the radius parameter from the circle first created.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • Select the Dimensional Constraints and the Geometric constraints from the Sketch section of the action bar.
See Also
Creating Three Point Circles
Creating Tri-Tangent Circles
Creating Circles Using Coordinates

Create a Circle

You can create a circle.

  1. From the Sketch section of the action bar, click Circle .
  2. Locate the circle's center.

    You can:

    • Click anywhere in the work area.
    • If you know where this point must be located, use Tools Palette which now displays following value boxes:

      • H: horizontal

      • V: vertical

      • R: radius

  3. In the H and V boxes in the Tools Palette, enter the coordinates for the circle's center.
  4. In the R box in the Tools Palette, enter the radius value.
    The circle is created.

    Tip: The constraints are assigned to this circle on the condition that you have entered the coordinate values in the boxes (you did not create the circle by clicking).

Create a Circle Reusing a Circle Radius Value

You can create a circle using the radius of the previously created circle.

  1. Click Circle .
  2. Right-click the first circle and select Parameter > Copy Radius.
  3. Click to indicate the second circle's location or use Tools Palette to specify the its center.


    The new circle is automatically created with the radius of the circle first created.