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See also: About Conic Sections
Creates a general conic section.
EdgeCAM has two methods for creating a conic section:
Specify positional and tangential information for the ends of the curve, plus a shoulder point to define the form of the curve. The position of this point determines whether the curve is an ellipse, parabola or hyperbola segment.
Specify the centre, the end of the major axis, the height of the ellipse and optional start and end angles if the full ellipse is not required.
Ellipse - Check for the curve to be a full ellipse.
Start Angle - Specifies an angle at which the curve starts. The angle is measured anticlockwise relative to the major axis.
End Angle - Specifies an angle at which the curve ends. The angle is measured anticlockwise relative to the major axis.
Tolerance - Specifies a value to alter the displayed smoothness of the curve. Small tolerance values create smoother curves. Note that this is a display function only, and does not alter the mathematically correct shape of the curve.
Name - Specifies a name for the conic curve entity. Use this name later to select the entity.