Radius constraint

Radius constraint fixes the radius of circle or arc.

To create a Radius constraint in the active Sketch:

  1. select in the Main Menu Sketch - > Radius item or

  2. click radius_constr.icon Radius button in Sketch toolbar:

Property panel:

../_images/Radius_panel.png

Input fields:

  • Circle or Arc is the circle or arc selected in the view;

  • Value is a radius of the selected object, could be modified to set the desirable value

  • Text location is a position of the radius value label relating to extension line (in the view)
    loc_left Left inserts text at the left of the radius extension line.
    loc_auto Automatic inserts text at the middle of the radius extension line if it has enough length, otherwise - to the left.
    loc_right Right inserts text to the right of the radius extension line.

When circle or arc is selected, the radius value is displayed in the property panel and in the view.

When creating the constraint, after selection of the circle or arc at the first time :

  • drag the radius presentation in the view to the desired position and click once;

  • set desirable radius value in the input field in the view and press Enter or just press Enter to keep the current radius.

../_images/Radius_field_view.png

Radius input in the view

TUI Command:

Sketch_1.setRadius(CircleOrArc, Value)
Parameters

  • object – Circle or arc.

  • real – Radius.

Returns

Result object.

Result

Created Radius appears in the view.

../_images/Radius_res.png

Radius created

See Also a sample TUI Script of Create Radius constraint operation.