Circle

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Sketch a center-based circle with the Circle tool, or a perimeter-based circle with the Perimeter Circle tool.

To create a center-based circle:

  1. Click Circle art\CIRCLE.gif (Sketch toolbar) or Tools, Sketch Entities, Circle.

    The pointer changes to .

 

  1. Click in the graphics area to place the center of the circle.

  2. Move the pointer and click to set the radius.

  3. Click OK .

To create a perimeter-based circle:

  1. Click Perimeter Circle (Sketch toolbar) or Tools, Sketch Entities, Circle.

    The pointer changes to .

  2. Click in the graphics area to place the perimeter.

  3. Drag left or right to sketch the circle.

When you finished dragging, the pointer is displayed.

  1. Right-click to set the circle.

  2. Click OK .

 

To modify a circle by dragging:

In an open sketch:

To change the properties of a circle:

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