Function CreateCircle( _
   ByVal XC As System.Double, _
   ByVal YC As System.Double, _
   ByVal Zc As System.Double, _
   ByVal Xp As System.Double, _
   ByVal Yp As System.Double, _
   ByVal Zp As System.Double _
) As SketchSegment

Dim instance As ISketchManager
Dim XC As System.Double
Dim YC As System.Double
Dim Zc As System.Double
Dim Xp As System.Double
Dim Yp As System.Double
Dim Zp As System.Double
Dim value As SketchSegment
 
value = instance.CreateCircle(XC, YC, Zc, Xp, Yp, Zp)

SketchSegment CreateCircle( 
   System.double XC,
   System.double YC,
   System.double Zc,
   System.double Xp,
   System.double Yp,
   System.double Zp
)

SketchSegment^ CreateCircle( 
&   System.double XC,
&   System.double YC,
&   System.double Zc,
&   System.double Xp,
&   System.double Yp,
&   System.double Zp
) 

Parameters

XC

X coordinate of the circle center point, in meters

YC

Y coordinate of the circle center point, in meters

Zc

Z coordinate of the circle center point, in meters

Xp

X coordinate of the point on the circle, in meters

Yp

Y coordinate of the point on the circle, in meters

Zp

Z coordinate of the point on the circle, in meters

Return Value

This method creates a full circle in the active 2D sketch. If a sketch is not active, then a new sketch is created. You can check for an active sketch using ISketchManager::ActiveSketch.

ISketchManager::AddToDB and ISketchManager::DisplayWhenAdded increase performance during entity creation by adding entities directly to the SOLIDWORKS database.

ISketchManager::AddToDB also avoids some of the peculiarities involved with creating entities via the user interface, such as inferencing, automatic relations, and snapping to the grid. Adding entities directly to the database also significantly increases the performance of this method. When you are done creating entities, it is important to ISketchManager::AddToDB(False), to restore SOLIDWORKS to its normal operating mode.

This method also works with ISketchManager::DisplayWhenAdded. If you have called ISketchManager::AddToDB(True), additional performance can be gained by calling ISketchManager::DisplayWhenAdded(False) to disable immediate display of entities as they are added to the database. When you are done creating all of your sketch entities, you must redraw your document window (see IModelView::GraphicsRedraw or IModelView::IGraphicsRedraw) to see the entities you added. You should also restore the original display settings by calling ISketchManager::DisplayWhenAdded(True).

To create a circle using a center point and radius, see ISketchManager::CreateCircleByRadius. To create a partial arc, see ISketchManager::CreateArc.