circle geomerty preservation in sketch mode

[structurednewstore-rgb]

In Sketch Mode, we need the ability to trim or delete individual segments of a circle without deleting the remaining geometry.

For example, when creating points along a circle to form custom arcs or radiused profiles, deleting a point or segment on the X-axis can cause the remaining circle segments to disappear.

Suggested improvements:

Trim Circle Segments: Allow users to remove individual portions of a circle between intersection points or sketch points while retaining the remaining arcs.

Preserve Geometry: Deleting a point or segment should not automatically delete other connected circle geometry.

Maintain Closed Profiles: Once points or connecting lines establish a closed sketch profile, trimming or modifying the original circle should preserve that closed path whenever geometrically possible.

Independent Arc Editing: Allow the remaining arcs to be selected, dimensioned, and modified independently while preserving their original radius and center.

This would make it much easier to create custom rounded profiles, partial circles, radiused corners, and complex closed shapes without having to redraw the geometry.

Essentially, we need a Trim tool similar to Onshape or other traditional CAD software, with intelligent preservation of existing sketch geometry.

[henmedia]

@structurednewstore-rgb thanks, the picture made it clear. Two things:

• Trimming works already: pick the eraser and click exactly the piece of arc you want gone, between two points. Only that piece goes, the rest of the circle stays.
• Deleting a crossing point is fixed for the next release: where your line cuts the circle there are four sides at one point, and deleting the point took all four with it. Now the sides that run straight on are joined, arc with arc and line with line, and the circle stays round.

Dimensioning the arcs by radius and centre won't come, as layerling is not a parametric CAD.

[henmedia]

@structurednewstore-rgb deleting a crossing point now keeps the circle round; this is out in 1.94.0, together with the three-point arc from #643. https://github.com/henmedia/layerling/releases/tag/v1.94.0

[structurednewstore-rgb]

incredible. and yes not forcing parametric cad. in fact, the opposite