Drawing circles in isometric

Circles in isometric don't appear circular. Instead they are skewed and are actually elliptical. There are several methods of constructing circles in isometric. By far the easiest method is to use an isometric circle template which can be bought from most good art shops. These templates contain a number of isometric circles of various sizes. If you decide not to buy a template then you must construct a circle.

Constructing an isometric circle

1. First draw an isometric square. Draw in the diagonals, a vertical and a line at 30 degrees from the midpoint of the sides as illustrated.

2. Place your compass point on the intersection of the horizontal line and the vertical line. Draw in a circle which touches the edges of the box

3. To draw the next section of the isometric circle place your compass point on the corner of the isometric 'square' and draw in the arc as

4. Complete the circle using the appropriate techniques.

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