Construction Ellipse Add Axis End ( Drawing Editor )
Tool summary :
- Draws a construction ellipse based on your defining its major axis and one end of its minor axis.
- If User and Site Options > Drawings > "
Always show Circle Edit window " is turned on,.the Construction Ellipse Edit window will open after you have located point 3 of the construction ellipse.
- See (on this page):
Also see :
- Drawing Editor (where Construction Ellipse Add Axis End is a tool)
- Construction lines/circles (topic)
- Construction Ellipse Edit window (opens so you can set the radius)
- Construction circle exact point (at center of a construction circle)
- Add Construction Grid (alternative in Modeling )
- Layer selection tool (drawing layer the construction circle is added to)
- Plotting (construction circles on drawings are not plotted)
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Instructions ( Construction Ellipse Add Axis End ) :
To invoke Construction Ellipse Add Axis end :
Method 1 : Click the Construction Ellipse Add Axis End icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Objects -- Construction Circles ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).
Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Objects > Construction Circles > Ellipse Add Axis End .
Method 3, 4 or 5 : Construction Ellipse Add Axis End can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the ' Lightning ' layout style, configuration of the interface is done using Customize Interface .
Point 1 of the construction ellipse is one end of its major axis..
Point 2 of the construction ellipse is the other end of its major axis. The distance between point 1 and point 2 is twice the ellipse's " Major axis radius ." Tip: You can type this point1-to-point2 distance.
Point 3 of the construction ellipse is one end of its minor axis. The distance between the center of the ellipse and point 3 is the ellipse's " Minor axis radius ' " The center of the ellipse is the point at which the ellipse's major and minor axes intersect.
Optional: If User and Site Options > Drawings > "
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Other tools for adding construction circles or construction ellipses :
Construction circles:
Construction ellipses:
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