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* Press {{KEY|CTRL}} while drawing to force [[Draft_Snap|snapping]] your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance. |
* Press {{KEY|CTRL}} while drawing to force [[Draft_Snap|snapping]] your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance. |
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* Press {{KEY|SHIFT}} while drawing to [[Draft_Constrain|constrain]] your second point horizontally or vertically in relation to the first one. |
* Press {{KEY|SHIFT}} while drawing to [[Draft_Constrain|constrain]] your second point horizontally or vertically in relation to the first one. |
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* Press {{KEY|I}} or the {{KEY|'''Filled'''}} button to have the circle to appear as a face after it has been closed. This simply sets the View->Property of the Circle to "Flat lines" or "Wireframe", so it can easily be changed later. |
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* Press {{KEY|ESC}} or the {{KEY|'''Cancel'''}} button to abort the current Line command. |
* Press {{KEY|ESC}} or the {{KEY|'''Cancel'''}} button to abort the current Line command. |
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* The circle can be turned into an arc after creation, by setting its first angle and last angle properties to different values. |
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==Properties== |
==Properties== |
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Revision as of 16:35, 17 August 2012
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| Menu location |
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| Draft -> Circle |
| Workbenches |
| Draft, Arch |
| Default shortcut |
| C I |
| Introduced in version |
| - |
| See also |
| Draft Arc |
Description
The Circle tool creates a circle in the current work plane by entering two points, the center and the radius, or by picking tangents, or any combination of those. It takes the linewidth and color previously set on the Tasks tab. This tool works the same way as the Draft Arc tool, except that it stops after entering the radius.
How to use
- Press the
Draft Circle button, or press C then I keys - Click a first point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate
- Click a second point on the 3D view, or enter a radius value.
Options
- The primary use of the circle tool is by picking two points, the centre and a point on the circumference, defining the radius.
- By pressing ALT, you can select a tangent instead of picking a point. You can therefore construct several types of circles by selecting one, two or three tangents.
- To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press ENTER between each X, Y and Z component.
- Press T or click the checkbox to check/uncheck the Continue button. If continue mode is on, the Circle tool will restart after you give the second point, allowing you to draw another circle without pressing the Circle button again.
- Press CTRL while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
- Press SHIFT while drawing to constrain your second point horizontally or vertically in relation to the first one.
- Press I or the Filled button to have the circle to appear as a face after it has been closed. This simply sets the View->Property of the Circle to "Flat lines" or "Wireframe", so it can easily be changed later.
- Press ESC or the Cancel button to abort the current Line command.
- The circle can be turned into an arc after creation, by setting its first angle and last angle properties to different values.
Properties
- DataRadius: The radius of the circle
Scripting
The Circle tool can by used in macros and from the python console the following way:
import Draft myCircle = Draft.makeCircle(2)
