Ellipsoid

The Ellipsoid command draws a solid ellipsoid.

Steps

1. Pick the center.
2. Pick the end of the first axis.
3. Pick the end of second axis.

Note: See the Ellipse command for option descriptions.

4. Pick the end of the third axis.

Command-line options

Corner

Draws the base ellipse from the corners of an enclosing rectangle.

Diameter

Draws the base ellipse from points on its axes.

Diameter command-line option

Vertical

Draws the base ellipse center point and axes perpendicular to the construction plane.

FromFoci

Draws the ellipse from focus points and a point on the curve.

FromFoci command-line option

MarkFoci

Places a point object at the focus locations.

AroundCurve

Draws the ellipse around a curve.

See also

Create solid objects


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