Drawing Circles, Rectangles, Ellipses and Polygons

You can draw simple geometry such as circles, rectangles, ellipses and polygons. The user interface features a pop-up panel that helps you choose between multiple desired geometries to be created. Separate commands are available for drawing circles, rectangles, ellipses, polygons, cylinders, and spheres.

See Also
Basic Concepts: Industrial Context
About the Support Plane
About Snap Features
  1. From the Shapes section of the action bar, click Draw .
  2. In the context toolbar, click Draw on Grid or Draw in 3D.

    Notes:
    • Draw on Grid is the default option because drawings are created primarily on a single plane or planar face.
    • You can toggle between these two options at any time while you are drawing.

  3. Click Close Profile .
  4. Do one of the following:
    • To draw a circle,
      1. Click Circle .
      2. Click to locate the center of the circle.
      3. Move the pointer away from the center to define the radius of the circle.

      4. Click when done to finish the circle.
    • To draw a rectangle by defining opposite corners,
      1. Click Rectangle .
      2. Click Corner Rectangle .
      3. Click to define the first corner of the rectangle.
      4. Move the pointer diagonally to the opposite corner and click when the displayed dimensions are correct.

    • To draw a rectangle by defining the center,
      1. Click Rectangle .
      2. Click Center Rectangle .
      3. Click to locate the center of the rectangle.
      4. Move the pointer away from the center and click when the displayed dimensions are correct.
    • To draw an ellipse,
      1. Click Ellipse .
      2. Click to locate the center of the ellipse.
      3. Move the pointer away from the center and click to define the length.

      4. Move the pointer away from the major axis and click to define the width.
    • To draw a polygon,
      1. Click Polygon .
      2. Click to locate the center of the polygon.
      3. Move the pointer away from the center to specify the radius.

      4. Click when the radius is correct.
      5. Move the pointer to change the number of sides and click when done.

    A face is automatically created.

Use the side panel to:

  • determine if the drawing is to be inserted in an existing or in a new geometry.
  • determine if you want to create a coincidence constraint automatically when the extremity of a wire coincides with an existing wire.

Tips:
  • Before validating, press Spacebar and use handles to make on-the-fly changes or specify precise dimensions in the callouts that appear. Values entered are locked automatically.
  • To use combine commands (Add, Subtract, Intersect and No Operation) while you create geometry and simple shapes, select Display Combine Commands in Me > Preferences > Natural Shape > Display > Drawing. Commands appear in the context toolbar.