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# Circle

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  <Card title="Point, Scalar, Vector, 5.20.0" href="#point-scalar-vector-5200" />
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## About this Block

**What it does**: The **Circle** block generates a circle about a normal vector at a user-defined point and radius.

**Common uses:**

* Circle can be used as profiles and are utilized in several modeling blocks such as Sweep Profile and Revolve Profile.

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<h2 id="point-scalar-vector">
  Point, Scalar, Vector
</h2>

Create a circle from a center point, radius, and normal vector.

### Inputs

| Name         | Type                                                   | Description                 |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------- |
| Center point | [Point](../../../../block-documentation/types/point)   | Center Point of circle.     |
| Radius       | [Scalar](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar) | Radius of circle.           |
| Normal       | [Vector](../../../../block-documentation/types/vector) | Normal direction of circle. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                             |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Circle (old)](../../../../block-documentation/types/circle-old) |

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<h2 id="point-scalar-vector-5200">
  Point, Scalar, Vector, 5.20.0
</h2>

Create a circle from a center point, radius, and normal vector.

### Inputs

| Name         | Type                                                   | Description                 |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------- |
| Center point | [Point](../../../../block-documentation/types/point)   | Center Point of circle.     |
| Radius       | [Scalar](../../../../block-documentation/types/scalar) | Radius of circle.           |
| Normal       | [Vector](../../../../block-documentation/types/vector) | Normal direction of circle. |

### Outputs

| Type                                                     |
| -------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Profile](../../../../block-documentation/types/profile) |