How do **you** draw a circle?

[George P Burdell]

bump

 

[Bryophyte]

Clockwise, right handed, assuming that the circle is larger than, say, a dime. But if I'm drawing a zero or letter o, then counterclockwise. If I'm drawing a small circle the size of a normal handwritten zero or o, I'd probably go counterclockwise.

Edit: on thinking about it, this only applies to when I'm trying to "draw" a circle, like make it look nice. If I'm just scrawling the circle, like if I'm just circling a word on a page, it's counterclockwise. I think the distinction is whether I'm doing it in the course of "writing" or if I'm actually trying to "draw".

Damn, I way overthought this stupid question.

 

[rh71]

[right-handed people] name a circular-type letter you draw starting clockwise... that's prob why most do a circle counter-clockwise.

 

[TimMyMac]

clockwise for left, counter for right. w00t for being ambidextrous!

 

[Acanthus]

I draw it in halves starting from the top

(mechanical drafting and design habit)

 

[jimbob200521]

Right handed and I do it counter clock

 

[BlueFlamme]

Right handed. I draw it counter-clockwise because that is how I write out the letter o whether in print or cursive. I believe it has to do with the whole writing left to right and how they teach cursive.

 

[Aquila76]

Counter, right.

 

[Krazy4Real]

counter-clockwise and i'm right handed.

 

[Rubycon]

CIRCLE 320,90,,,,1/2 works too.

 

[Instan00dles]

create>arc>circle pt. Dia.

or counter clockwise

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Counter-clockwise and right handed.

 

[sao123]

#include shape.h

void main()
{

circle Fred(1,1,3);
Fred->draw();

}

 

[Jeff7]

CC, right handed.

One quarter of it at a time, then rotate paper 90deg, and repeat until finished.

 

[jaysgirl]

counter clockwise and i'm left handed.

 

[Eli]

Counter-clockwise, right handed.

 

[Asthmaboy]

Left-handed, clockwise.

 

[IronWing]

istart = cstart/step
istop = cstop/step
For i = istart To istop
sinin$='sin(' + CHAR(i) + '*' + CHAR(step) + '/57.2958)'
cosin$='cos(' + CHAR(i) + '*' + CHAR(step) + '/57.2958)'
PluginSet("Eval","sinin$")
PluginGet("Eval","sinout$")
PluginSet("Eval","cosin$")
PluginGet("Eval","cosout$")
sin = VAL(sinout$)
cos = VAL(cosout$)
If (i = istart) Then
sin0 = sin
cos0 = cos
End
newx = origx + (r * cos) - (r * cos0)
newy = origy - (r * sin) + (r * sin0)
MoveTo("Bitmap","newx,newy,1")
Refresh("")
Next i

 

[JDrake]

Counter-clockwise (I'm right handed)

 

[morkus64]

Originally posted by: joedrake
Counter-clockwise (I'm right handed)

thanks for the diagram...

 

[zanieladie]

Counter-clockwise and I am right-handed.

Neat question..never thought about that before...

 

[ProviaFan]

With Illustrator... :laugh:

 

[saahmed]

counter/ right

only seems natural