# How to add a circle inside a sphere?

**URL:** <https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-add-a-circle-inside-a-sphere/2307>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 3, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-add-a-circle-inside-a-sphere/2307 "2023-03-03T08:31:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 3, 2023, 8:31am UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-add-a-circle-inside-a-sphere/2307/1 "2023-03-03T08:31:27Z")

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Dear All,

I want to create sphere and inside it is a circle. How do I create a mesh with this setup?  
For example, a sphere centered at the origin with a circle (of smaller radius) on plane xy.

Many thanks!