Circle.from_points

classmethod Circle.from_points(points)

Construct a circle from a list of at least three points.

Parameters:

pointslist of compas.geometry.Point

A list of three points defining the circle.

Returns:

compas.geometry.Circle

The constructed circle.

Raises:

ValueError

If the list of points contains less than three points.

See also

from_point_and_radius(), from_plane_and_radius(), from_three_points()

Notes

If more than three points are provided, the constructed cicrle is the one that best fits the points in the least squares sense.