Circle

Circle

Menu:	Draw Circle
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The Circle command will allow you to draw a circle or ellipse on the design screen.  Before drawing a circle or ellipse, make sure you have chosen the correct layer assignment.

To draw a circle or ellipse:

1. Click one time with the left mouse button to begin the circle or ellipse.  Holding down the Shift key will draw a circle while releasing the key will draw an ellipse.  The Anchor Point will be set at this location.

2. Move the cursor to a new location.  The angle and distance from the Anchor Point will be shown in the Status Bar at the bottom of the screen.   

   Starting point A and ending point B.		Starting point A and ending point B.

    
   If you press and hold down the Ctrl key while drawing a circle or ellipse, the Anchor Point will become the center of the object.
   
    

   Starting point A and ending point B.		Starting point A and ending point B.

    

3. Click to set the second and final point for the circle or ellipse.

Note:

• Pressing the Esc key before the second and final point is set will end the command.

• If the Polar Angle is turned on, the circle will "snap" to preset angles based on the Polar Angle setting.

 

 

 

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