Pix User Manual

  • Welcome to Pix
  • Installation
  • User Interface
  • Toolbar overview
  • Toolbar commands
    • Selection
      • Pick
      • Measure
    • Draw
      • Line
      • Parallel line
      • Perpendicular line
      • Arc
      • 2-Point arc
      • 3-Point arc
      • Tangent-Point arc
      • Point
    • Draw shapes
      • Circle
      • 2-Point circle
      • 3-Point circle
      • Rectangle
      • Center-Point rectangle
      • Inscribed polygon
      • Circumscribed polygon
      • Edge polygon
    • Edit edges
      • Fillet
      • Chamfer
      • Inside fillet
      • Corner step
      • Edge recess
      • Edge U-Cut
      • Edge V-Cut
      • Key slot
    • Modify
      • Move
      • Rotate
      • Scale
      • Mirror
      • Rectangular array
      • Polar array
      • Trim
      • Extend
    • Dimensions
      • Linear Dimension
      • Baseline Dimension
      • Continue Dimension
      • Angle Dimension
      • 3-Point Angle Dimension
      • Radius Dimension
      • Diameter Dimension
      • Callout Dimension
      • Segment Dimension
    • Cleanup
      • Join
      • Decurve
      • Remove Small Segments
      • Mark Open Polylines
      • Highlight Overlaps
      • Mark Non-Tangent Corners
      • Mark Large Radius
    • Setup
      • Layer Setup
      • Shift Origin
  • Demo Videos
Toolbar commands
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Draw shapes
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2-Point circle

2-Point circle

The 2-Point Circle Line tool is used to draw circles by specifying the start point, end point and the radius.

Using the mouse

The first click of the mouse left button sets the start point of the circle.

The second click sets the end point of the circle (this effectively sets the center of the circle with the radius mentioned).

If the user defined radius is less than half the distance between start point and end point, the radius is set to half of this distance.

If you hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on the end point (as the prompt explains in the image below), the arc is drawn clockwise from the start point to the end point. Otherwise, it goes counter-clockwise.

Circle

Using the keyboard

Type in the Radius, Start, and End and press Enter to draw the circle.

Hold down the Ctrl key and press Enter to draw the circle clockwise.

Contents

  • Using the mouse
  • Using the keyboard
Circle 3-Point circle

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