Circle/Ellipse

2-Point Radius Circle

On the Design tab, in the Create group: Select Circle/Ellipse | 2-Point Circle to digitise the centre point and the radius of a circle.

Circle Centre

Enter coordinates to adjust the centre of the circle.

Radius

Enter a value to adjust the radius of the circle.

Points

This parameter defines the number of segments of the polygon that represents a 360° circle. For example, if you specify 60 points, then an arc point will be inserted every 6°.

Leave the Points parameter undefined if you want to generate a circle rather than a polygon.

Store circle centre

Select this option to store the coordinates that define the centre of the circle.

Preview

Click the Preview button to see a preview of the circle. If you are happy with the result, click OK. Otherwise adjust the parameters you have entered and preview again.

When the circle is created, you can hover inside to display the properties of the new shape: