The Circle Tool adds circles and ellipses to Plans. Circles drawn will not add quantities to Measurements. If quantities are required, please use the Length in Curve Mode and / or Area in Curve Mode.
💡Depending on the screen size, the location of buttons and functionality may be different from that in this article.
Drawing Circles
Click the Shapes Tools
Click the Circle Tool
Click and release on one corner to start, move diagonally
Hold SHIFT to draw a proportioned CircleClick and release to complete the Circle
Repeat for additional Circles
Click Done or press ESC
Editing Circles
Press ESC
Zoom in and select the circle on the plan
To move: Click, hold and drag
To move several items at once, use the select toolTo resize circles: Click, hold and drag the blue square boxes
Hold SHIFT to lock the rotation to 15º anglesTo rotate: Click, hold and drag the blue dot rotation handle
Hold SHIFT to lock the rotation to 45º angles
Click actions to:
Click settings to:
Change the line colour, line opacity, line style, fill colour, fill opacity %, line width
Click save, to cancel the changes, click cancel
💡To restore a Deleted Circle
Hold CTRL/Command ⌘ and press Z or
Click Undo before leaving the Plan
Using an iPad or Tablet?
Click for alternate terminology.
Click for alternate terminology.
Things to note when following the above steps:
Tap instead of click
Unless there is a keyboard attached to the device, there are no shortcut keys on an iPad or Tablet
Tap Done instead of pressing ESC
Navigation hints:
Pinch zoom
Tap hold and drag to pan around a Plan
📝Note: Images within this article are taken from a desktop computer. Interface appearance on an iPad / Tablet devices may vary based on screen size, potentially hiding or shortening buttons to icons. For accuracy, consider using a stylus, Apple pencil or mouse.