# Cant align a sketched circle to a 3d object circle

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-a-sketched-circle-to-a-3d-object-circle/25436>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-a-sketched-circle-to-a-3d-object-circle/25436 "2023-04-24T11:28:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![MakeKit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@MakeKit](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MakeKit)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-a-sketched-circle-to-a-3d-object-circle/25436/1 "2023-04-24T11:28:28Z")

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I have a 3d object with a circle and I want to make a new sketch on top of it, then draw a circle that is aligned to the 3d object circle. Whatever I do i cannot get to align the sketched circle properly. It seems like the snapping is locked to the square around it only. Is this a limitation in the program? Am I doing something wrong or could this be a feature request?

I found a workaround using offset, it can make the circle from the 3d model smaller and give me cross hairs for alignment. But why can’t I just align the sketched circle with a concentric constrain or snapping? It would have been much easier…  
Video:

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/3/a/3a78e2c656b229da011f7c40cc34d5c778b6e8df.jpeg "Sharp aligning circle to 3d object") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukWrcIH843Q)

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**Author:** ![Laci\_K](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/laci_k/32/8196_2.png) [@Laci\_K](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Laci_K)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-a-sketched-circle-to-a-3d-object-circle/25436/2 "2023-04-24T11:41:01Z")

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Hi,

If you select both the sketch, and the body edge, you are able to use concentric constraint. In you video, you didn’t select the sketch, just moved it’s midpoint.

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/e/4e536065a09a2555a3c80ca91829a6d49ffda86a.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/e/4e536065a09a2555a3c80ca91829a6d49ffda86a.mov)

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**Author:** ![MakeKit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@MakeKit](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MakeKit)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cant-align-a-sketched-circle-to-a-3d-object-circle/25436/3 "2023-04-24T12:38:17Z")

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Perfect, thanks!