Feature Editing : Commands : Digitize Circle Using Three Points
 

Digitize Circle Using Three Points

 

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Line Digitizer > Circle [3 points]

Area Digitizer > Circle [3 points

Use with the Create Line Feature or Create Area Feature command.

A circle defined by three points on the circumference.

Related commands:

• Close Line

• Digitize Point to Point Line

• Digitize Fitted Curve

• Digitize Geodesic Line

• Digitize Loxodrome

• Digitize Spline

• Digitize Squared Line

• Digitize Stream Line

• Remove Last

• Digitize Arc Using a Centre and Two Points

• Digitize Arc Using Three Points

• Digitize Arc Using Two Points and a Direction

• Digitize Geodetic Arc

• Digitize Rectangle Using Three Points

• Digitize Rectangle Using Two Points

• Digitize Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Circle Using a Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using a Centre and a Radius

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Point Diameter

• Digitize Geodetic Circle Using Two Points and a Radius

Procedure

1. Select the Digitize Circle Using Three Points command.

2. Click at the first two points of the circle.

3. Press and hold the left mouse button.

4. Drag to expand the circle to an appropriate size.

5. Release the mouse button.

You can click directly on point 3 but pressing and dragging will give you a preview of the circle.

The circle is created.