modeling-app/docs/kcl-std/functions/std-sketch-circleThreePoint.md

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circleThreePoint	Function in std::sketch	Construct a circle derived from 3 points.	manual

Construct a circle derived from 3 points.

circleThreePoint(
  @sketchOrSurface: Sketch | Plane | Face,
  p1: Point2d,
  p2: Point2d,
  p3: Point2d,
  tag?: tag,
): Sketch

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
sketchOrSurface	Sketch or Plane or Face	Plane or surface to sketch on.	Yes
p1	Point2d	1st point to derive the circle.	Yes
p2	Point2d	2nd point to derive the circle.	Yes
p3	Point2d	3rd point to derive the circle.	Yes
tag	tag	Identifier for the circle to reference elsewhere.	No

Returns

Sketch - A sketch is a collection of paths.

Examples

exampleSketch = startSketchOn(XY)
  |> circleThreePoint(p1 = [10, 10], p2 = [20, 8], p3 = [15, 5])
  |> extrude(length = 5)