unable to see all circle relations

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If I have a .SLTPRT sketch that has a fully constrained (x, y, and diameter) circle and I click on the circle itself, I only see the diameter relation under “Existing Relations”.

How would I see the x and y relations?

In other words, why aren’t the circle’s center point relations displaying?

If I click on the center point, sometimes I see the relation I need to, and sometimes I don’t.

I feel like clicking on the circle itself should show all relations.

What am I missing?

Thanks for any replies, as always.

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Top left circle is constrained vertically to origin (#2)
Top right circle is constrained to nothing
Bottom left circle is constrained coincidently to the origin (#1)
Bottom right circle is constrained horizontally to the origin (#3)
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If there isn’t a relation, it isn’t constrained as far as I know. Do you have examples where that is not the case?

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Hey Alex,

If I click on the 1/4" diameter circle in the attached circle_test.SLTPRT file, all I see is the “Diameter7” existing relation.

Even if I use a selection box to select the circle (and, presumably, its center point), all I see is “Diameter7”.

-Mike

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I have seen the same behavior. The center point and the circumference are treated as two different entities.

I typically use the “Display Relations” button and try and use the filters to narrow it down from there. ( Worst case I just scroll through the available options until I find the one I am looking for.)

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Can’t open, I’m on 2019 sorry. I’ve seen what you speak of too, just never have been able to reproduce it whenever it is brought up

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It sounds like this behavior is maybe not a “bug” per se but rather weak coding.