How to divide a circle ?

[erzane]

hi
I would like to know how to divide a circle in equal points ?
I would like to do this and I think I need to start be dividing one or 2 circles ?

thanks

[charly2008]

Hi erzane,

Select the circle and click the right mouse button to open the context menu. Select Divide. Drag the mouse right or left or enter a number in the VCB.

Charly

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[erzane]

hi
thanks for your reply
I dont find the context menu.
where is it pls ?
I searched any menu of right click but didnt find ''divide''

[Gaieus]

The context menu is the right click menu (called "context" because its content depends on what context you are using it in).

If you draw a circle, simply right click on its perimeter (the edge) and there should be a divide item in your menu.

[erzane]

thanks for drawing explanations charly, I didnt saw it before
hi gaieus, thanks for reply

so, I found the divide menu on right click menu now

the problem was that I tryed to make it a to long time after making the circle
it should be possible only just after creating the circle ( I m not sure but that's I saw)

but, now after choosing the number of parts I pushed ''enter'' and nothing happends

p.s. I'm using version 8 now

[gilles]

let say you want a circle with 31 divisions, select circle tool then type 31s hit enter
or if you already have a circle, right clic the perimeter choose entity info then set 31s for the number of segments.
if needed, right clic the perimeter choose explode the curve.

[Rich O Brien]

Select circle tool

Type segment count

Draw circle

To change segment after drawing select the circle edge and in the Windows>Entity info dialogue box type segment count.

Have you tried array the gear teeth around the circles edges?

[erzane]

it doesn't work
if I type the number of parts directly when making circle it resize the circle as its circunference
other methods doesn't work to

p.s. I can go to entity menu it's ok and I can type the number I want
but it dont do anything on my circle, it stay the same

-dividing by ''right click'' and ''divide'' works but I dont see result
-dividing it across ''entity menu'' works to but I dont see any physical result on my circle

what charly caputed on screen I see well
sketchup shows me red parts etc... but after putting ok (enter) nothing appears

I m so confused

[erzane]

ok I see now
I understood how sketchup proceed
what I imagined is, after selecting parts of segments sketchup will creat a sort of cheese with all parts selected but I just see that I need make lines myself
so, now it's ok
I finaly created the form I wanted

thanks !