Geometry | Circle

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Geometry | Circle

Add Circle

MD-Toolbar-SE-AddCircle

Toolbar :

Part-Editor : Geometry toolbar > Add Circle

Menu :

Part-Editor : Add menu > Geometry sub-menu> > Add Circle

To Add :

1.Part-Editor: Click Geometry toolbar > Add Circle

2.Part-Editor: Drag in the graphic-area from the center-Point its radius.

Drag: mouse-button-down (center-Point), move your mouse-pointer, mouse-button-up (radius).

The Circle is now in the graphic-area.

Notes:

Add with Free-Points*

Do NOT HOVER above a Point* before you mouse-button-down or mouse-button-up.

See also: How to Delete a Constraint

Add with Merged-Points*

Do HOVER above a Point* before you mouse-button-down or mouse-button-up.

See: Hover+Drag Video

Point* : start-Point, end-Point, center-Point.

Notes :

A Circle is a Sketch-Loop.

A Circle is the most basic shape of Cam-Follower.

Top tip :

Add the dimension to define the Radius of the Circle before you add other constraints.

Example

How to Add...

Selection-Window

MD-GA-Geometry-AddCircle

Drag

•from its center-Point...

•to estimate its radius

Circlen +

Pointn at the center-Point