Circles.addByCenterRadius Method

Parent Object: Circles

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Defined in namespace "adsk::drawing" and the header file is <Drawing/Sketch/Circles.h>

Description

Creates a new circle in the sketch defined by a center point and a radius. Mirrors the Center Radius Circle drawing command.

"circles_var" is a variable referencing a Circles object.

returnValue = circles_var.addByCenterRadius(centerPoint, radius)

"circles_var" is a variable referencing a Circles object.

#include <Drawing/Sketch/Circles.h>

returnValue = circles_var->addByCenterRadius(centerPoint, radius);

"circles_var" is a variable referencing a Circles object.

returnValue = circles_var.addByCenterRadius(centerPoint, radius);

Return Value

Type	Description
Circle	Returns the newly created Circle, or null if the operation failed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
centerPoint	Point2D	The center point of the circle. Coordinates are in drawing length units (millimeters when the drawing standard includes ISO; inches when the standard is ASME without ISO). Build the point with core.Point2D.create(x, y).
radius	double	The radius of the circle in drawing length units. Must be greater than zero.

Version

Introduced in version September 2026