Draft Ellipse

Description
The Ellipse tool creates an ellipse in the current work plane by entering two points, defining the corners of a rectangular box in which the ellipse will fit. It uses the Draft Linestyle set on the Draft Tray.



How to use

 * 1) Press the  button, or press  then  keys
 * 2) Click a first point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate
 * 3) Click a second point on the 3D view, or type a coordinate

Options

 * To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press between each X, Y and Z component.
 * Press or click the checkbox to toggle continue mode. If continue mode is on, the Ellipse tool will restart after you finish the shape, allowing you to draw another one without pressing the tool button again.
 * Press or click the checkbox to toggle filled mode. If filled mode is on, the ellipse will create a filled face ; if not, the ellipse will not make a face.
 * Press while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
 * Press while drawing to constrain your second point horizontally or vertically in relation to the first one.
 * Press or the  button to abort the current command.

Properties

 * : The major radius of the ellipse
 * : The minor radius of the ellipse
 * : Fills the ellipse with a face
 * : Specifies a hatch pattern to fill the ellipse with
 * : Specifies the size of the hatch pattern

See also Draft Pattern page.

Scripting
The Ellipse tool can by used in macros and from the python console by using the following function:


 * Creates an ellipse object with given major and minor radius.
 * If a placement is given, it is used.
 * If facemode is False, the ellipse is shown as a wireframe, otherwise as a face.
 * Returns the newly created object.

Example: