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Intergraph Smart P&ID Help

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If you want to draw a circle, you can select the Circle by Center Point Command Circle by Center Point on the Draw toolbar. Then, you select a point to define the center of the circle. To place the circle, you select a second point to define the distance of the circle radius from the first point. You can use other commands on the Draw toolbar to place arcs, ellipses, and other types of circles.

To place circles, select Circle by Center Point Circle by Center Point and while holding the mouse button down, draw freehand. After you close the loop, the circle appears.

You can also place a precise circle by selecting Circle by Center Point Circle by Center Point and then typing values into the ribbon. After you press ENTER, a circle appears around the pointer. You can then place the defined circle by selecting the point you want on the drawing sheet.

  • Instead of selecting several different points to draw a circle or an arc, you can draw a diagonal line and the software automatically changes it to a circle or an arc, as the case may be.

  • Instead of selecting to define radius or circumference of the circle, you can type values on the ribbon. You can also use a combination of graphic and ribbon bar input.

  • If Maintain Relationships is set, the software places relationship handles.