When I draw a circle and specify diameter, it sometimes end up as double the size I inputed. What am I doing wrong

[cljones300]

Please note I am using the circle/diameter tool, not the circle/radius tool. Please see the screen capture below of my problem.

[imadHabash · Accepted solution]

when you draw first circle successfully , draw the others without inserting the circle value ( 19 ) just press enter . the default for AutoCAD is always asking in the command line for   Specify radius of circle or [Diameter] <9.5000>:  you will notice that AutoCAD will automatically will make a new value ( 9.5 ) for the radius when repeating the command . for that just press enter for repeating circle command . click on below image

[vinodkl · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Rule number-1 the most important when using AutoCAD is to keep your eyes on the command line and see what is going on when a command is being executed. That's where you have missed noticing what was happening. 

When you selected the "circle, diameter" from RIBBON you drew the first circle by entering the diameter. But when repeated the command by right click and repeat "CIRCLE" you were specifying the radius and not diameter as you can see in the screenshot below.

If you always want to draw a circle by entering diameter then you can use this lisp🙂

(defun c:CD()
(command "_.CIRCLE" pause "_Diameter")
(princ)
)

[cljones300]

Thanks for this solution.

In my 5 years of using AutoCAD, I am suprised that this problem hadn't happen until now. But I am equally suprised that I hadn't noticed that AutoCAD remembers circles sizes. I am one of those people guilty of not observing the command line enough. Will pay more attention from now on!

[raemariamikaela_guevarra]

hi. what if i don't want to the same measurement for my next circle? when I draw my next circle, it automatically displays the previous measurement but what I want to see is the current diameter in which I hover my crosshair on. thanks in advance!

[Kent1Cooper]

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@raemariamikaela_guevarra wrote:

... it automatically displays the previous measurement but what I want to see is the current diameter in which I hover my crosshair on. ....

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Explore the DYNMODE System Variable, and the Dynamic Input tab in the DSETTINGS dialog box, and turn on Coordinates display in the status bar [pull up the customization list with the "hamburger" icon at bottom right -- Coordinates is at the top].  If that Coordinates display doesn't show what you want, it has different modes -- pick inside it or press Ctrl+I to change the mode, and one of them will show you the current cursor-location diameter.

[raemariamikaela_guevarra]

Thanks! Fixed it already. Just needed to change the dynamic setting to 3!