Parabola

The Parabola command draws a parabolic curve.

Steps

Follow the prompts for the selected option. If no option is specified, the default is used.

Command-line options

MarkFocus

Places a point object at the focus location.

Half

Draws only half the parabola.

Focus

Pick a focus point, direction, and end location.

Focus steps

1. Pick the focus.
2. Pick a direction.

This is the "open" direction.

3. Pick the end.

The focus to vertex distance and length of the parabola display at the command prompt.

Vertex

Pick a vertex point, a focus point, and an end location.

Vertex steps

1. Pick the vertex.
2. Pick the focus.

This is the "open" direction.

3. Pick the end.

The focus to vertex distance and length of the parabola display at the command prompt.

See also

Draw lines and curves


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