ELLIPSE

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Draws an ellipse.

 

You can draw a complete ellipse, as described here, or an Elliptical Arc.

To draw a complete ellipse, type ELLIPSE on the command line. Then you have the following choices (do not specify Arc).

1 <Axis endpoint 1>
2
Axis endpoint 2
3
Either:
  <Other axis endpoint>
   - or -
  a
Rotation
  b
Rotation around major axis

- or -

1 Center
2
Axis endpoint
3
Either:
  <Other axis endpoint>
   - or -
  a
Rotation
  b
Rotation around major axis

Rotation defines the major to minor axis ratio by rotating a circle about the first axis. The higher the value (0 to 89.4 degrees), the greater the ratio of minor to major axis. A ratio of 0 defines a circle.

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