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Draw toolbar:
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Draw menu: Circle |
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Command line: circle |
3P / TTR / <Center point>: Enter an option or specify a point
You can create a circle by beginning with the center point or one of three points on the circumference, or you can select objects to which the circle is tangent.
Draws a circle based on three points on the circumference.
First point: Specify a point (1)
or enter a value
Second point: Specify a point (2)
or enter a value
Third point: Specify a point (3)
or enter a value
Draws a circle with a specified radius that is tangent to two objects.
Enter Tangent spec: Select the first
object
Enter second Tangent spec: Select the second object
Radius <current>: Specify a distance or press
ENTER
Sometimes more than one circle matches the criteria specified. AutoCAD LT draws the circle of the specified radius whose tangent points are closest to the object selection points, as shown below.
Draws a circle based on a center point and a diameter or a radius.
Diameter / <Radius> <current>: Specify a point, enter a value, enter d, or press ENTER
Defines the circle's radius. Enter a value or specify a point (2). The distance between this point and the center point determines the radius of the circle.
Draws a circle using the center point and a specified distance for the diameter.
Diameter <current>: Specify a point (1), enter a value, or press ENTER
Related Commands: The Isocircle option of the ELLIPSE command draws
an isometric circle.
System Variables: CIRCLERAD stores the default value for
a circle radius.
