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 -- 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.
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Also see :

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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 and that User and Site Options > General > " Point location target " is set to ' Fancy ' ( ). Also, the mouse bindings shown in these instructions may look different on your workstation.

Before using this tool :

For you to be able to see the construction circles you add : the display of " Construction lines/circles " needs to be on.

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 pointer ( ) so the target ( ) snaps to 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).
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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