Circle

To create a Circle in the Main Menu select New Entity - > Basic - > Circle

There are 3 algorithms to create a Circle in the 3D space.
The Result of each operation will be a GEOM_Object (edge).

Firstly, you can define a Circle by a Center Point, a Vector giving the circle's normal and a Radius.
TUI Command: geompy.MakeCircle(Point, Vector, Radius)
Arguments: Name + 1 vertex (for the center) + 1 edge (for the direction) + Radius.

Note

By default it is presumed that the Center Point is located at the Origin of the global coordinate system, and the Vector corresponds to OZ axis of the global coordinate system.

Secondly, you can define a Circle by three Points that lie on it.
TUI Command: geompy.MakeCircleThreePnt(Point1, Point2, Point3)
Arguments: Name + 3 points which will form the circle.

Finally, you can define a circle by a Center Point and two Points.
TUI Command: geompy.MakeCircleCenter2Pnt(Point1, Point2, Point3), where Point1 is the center of the circle, the distance between point1 and Point2 is the radius of the circle and Point3 helps to define the plane where the circle lies.
Arguments: Name + 3 points.

Example:

A circle by vector and radius and a circle by three points

Our TUI Scripts provide you with useful examples of creation of Basic Geometric Objects.