Circumscribed Polygon
Sketch a circumscribed polygon (polygon on the inside of the construction circle).
In the Sketch toolbar:
Sketch a circumscribed polygon (polygon on the inside of the construction circle).
The Circumscribed polygon sketch tool allows you to sketch a polygon on the inside of a construction circle.
Click the Sketch feature on the feature toolbar to create a new sketch. Select a plane in the graphics area.
Click the Circumscribed polygon tool from the sketch toolbar. Click on the center location, then drag outward to create the construction circle. Before clicking, you can use your keyboard to enter the number of sides of the polygon. Click to set the circumference of the construction circle. Move your mouse towards or away from the centerpoint to add sides to or subtract sides from the polygon. You can also use your keyboard to enter sides numerically. Click again to create the polygon.
Steps
- Click .
- Click to start.
- Drag to set the circumference.
Notice that the circle drawn for the polygon uses the construction flag.
At this point you have two options:
- Use the keyboard to enter the number of sides. Then click to set the circumference and a value field appears for the number of sides: you can use the keyboard again or drag to set the number of sides. Click again or press Enter.
- Click to set the circumference and a value field appears for the sides: you can use the keyboard again or drag to set the number of sides. Click again or press Enter.
Drag towards the polygon to reduce the number of sides, click to set. Minimum sides = 3.
Drag away from the polygon to increase the number of sides, click to set. Maximum sides = 50.
Optionally, immediately after clicking to create the sides, input a numerical value (or type "=#" to input a variable) for the diameter and press enter. This dimensions the circle without having to use the dimension tool.
To input a variable in any dimension field after the geometry is already sketched, the equal sign (=) is not required. Type "#" to input a variable.
Sketch a circumscribed polygon (polygon on the inside of the construction circle).
Steps
- Tap to set the start point (center point) of the polygon.
- To set the second point (radius) of the polygon, tap
again or touch and drag then release.
The number of sides appears in the middle of the polygon.
- Touch and drag counterclockwise around the center point to decrease the number of sides the polygon has. Minimum sides = 3.
- Touch and drag clockwise around the center point to increase the number of sides the polygon has. Maximum sides = 50.
When you release, the number of sides is set.
After you sketch a polygon, the next polygon you sketch defaults to the number of sides of the previously sketched polygon.
Sketch a circumscribed polygon (polygon on the inside of the construction circle).
Steps
- Tap to set the start point (center point) of the polygon.
- To set the second point (radius) of the polygon, tap
again or touch and drag then release.
The number of sides appears in the middle of the polygon.
- Touch and drag counterclockwise around the center point to decrease the number of sides the polygon has. Minimum sides = 3.
- Touch and drag clockwise around the center point to increase the number of sides the polygon has. Maximum sides = 50.
When you release, the number of sides is set.
After you sketch a polygon, the next polygon you sketch defaults to the number of sides of the previously sketched polygon.