Working With Circles

To create circles, you can specify various combinations of center, radius, and diameter points on the circumference or on other objects.

Draw a Circle by Center and Radius or Diameter

This is the default method for drawing a circle.

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click Home tab  Draw panel  Circle drop-down  Center, Radius.  Find
   • Click Home tabDraw panel Circle drop-down Center, Diameter.  Find
2. Specify the center point.
3. Specify the radius or diameter.

Create a Circle Tangent to Two Objects

The tangent is the point where an object touches another object without intersecting it.

1. Click Home tabDraw panel Circle drop-down Tan, Tan, Radius.  Find
   The command starts Tangent object snap mode.
2. Select the first object to draw the circle tangent to.
3. Select the second object to draw the circle tangent to.
4. Specify the radius of the circle.