# Constrain distance between circles and arcs

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/constrain-distance-between-circles-and-arcs/30359>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [February 15, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/constrain-distance-between-circles-and-arcs/30359 "2024-02-15T02:15:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![gah5118](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@gah5118](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gah5118)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/constrain-distance-between-circles-and-arcs/30359/1 "2024-02-15T02:15:29Z")

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Please follow the format below for requesting a feature.

**The problem that this feature will solve:**

we should be able to constrain the distance between any feature (points, lines, etc) but especially include the distance between arcs and circles. I actually didn’t realize how much i use this in fusion, alibre and other software.

**Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:**

**What can’t you achieve without this feature?**  
setting the distance between circles, arcs, and other features

_Is this a workflow blocker for you? Is this why you can’t use Shapr3D for work? Is this slowing you down?_ yes, very much so.

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**Author:** ![JWardT3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/jwardt3d/32/21284_2.png) [@JWardT3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/JWardT3D)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/constrain-distance-between-circles-and-arcs/30359/2 "2024-03-06T08:59:27Z")

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Yes, totally agree. I work around that right now by adding tangent construction lines to each circle and setting them parallel and then setting a distance between them. That is very clunky though…