The following figure illustrates how a construction circle and a pair of
angled construction lines can be used to position the centers of two circles.
(Dashed lines indicate construction geometry.)
From the construction tools in the Sketcher toolbox, select the
construction circle tool
. For a diagram of the tools in the Sketcher toolbox, see
The Sketcher tools.
Abaqus/CAE displays prompts
in the prompt area to guide you through the procedure.
Click at the desired location of the center of the construction
circle. Alternatively, you can type the X–Y
coordinates of the circle center in the text field that appears in the prompt
area.
The radius of the construction circle changes as you move the cursor
around the Sketcher sheet.
Click a point that will lie on the circumference of the construction
circle, or type its X–Y coordinates in the prompt
area.
Abaqus/CAE
creates the construction circle using the point you specified.
To create more construction circles, repeat the above steps beginning
with Step 2.
When you have finished creating construction circles, do one of the
following:
Click mouse button 2 anywhere in the
Abaqus/CAE
window.