Construction Circle Add

Construction Circle Add ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

Locate a point where you want the construction circle's center. Then enter the circle's radius or diameter.
In multi-user Modeling environments, any construction circles that you add will be visible to you only. They will be retained in your current Job -- for you only -- across subsequent Modeling sessions.
Any construction lines or construction circles that you add in the Drawing Editor are lost as soon as you exit the drawing you added them in.
One reason to add construction circles is so that you can snap to INCL points when taking measurements using the Ruler tool or locating points for adding members or materials.
See to invoke and step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

Modeling (where Construction Circle Add is a tool)
Construction Circle Edit window (opened with Construction Circle Add )
Construction circle exact point (at center of a construction circle)
User and Site Options > General > Default color (sets color of newly added construction circles)
Parametric construction circles (useful for adding construction circles in Modeling )
Add Construction Grid (alternative in Modeling )
Save Construction Lines & Circles
Load Construction Lines & Circles

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To invoke Construction Circle Add ( Modeling ) :

Method 1 : Click the Construction Circle Add icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Construction Circles ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Construction Circles > Add .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Construction Circle Add can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

Method 6 : With Construction Circle Mode mouse bindings active, middle-click ( Add ).

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Step-by-step instructions ( Modeling ) :

These instructions assume that you are using a 3-button mouse, that the User and Site Options > General > " Point location target " is set to ' Fancy ' ( ), and that you use mouse bindings similar to those shown in these illustrations.

Before using this tool:

For you to be able to see the construction circles you are adding, the display of " Construction lines/circles " needs to be on (checked).
To set the defaults for the to-be-added construction circle(s) to be those of an existing construction circle, double-click the existing construction circle then press " OK " on its edit window.

	1 . Invoke Construction Circle Add .
	2 . Place the mouse pointer ( ) so the target ( ) is where you want the center of the circle ( INCL in this example). Left-click ( Locate ).
	3 . On the Construction Circle Edit window, enter the construction circle's diameter (or radius) and other settings (not shown in this example).
	4 . Left-click ( Locate ) to add a similar construction circle; middle-click ( Repeat ) to add a duplicate construction circle; right-click ( Return ) when you are done.

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