MeshEllipsoid

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Ellipsoid

The MeshEllipsoid command draws a polygon mesh ellipsoid.

Radius

Creates an ellipsoid by defining the half-length of each axis.

Corner

Draws the base ellipse from the center point and a corner of the enclosing rectangle.

Corner

Draws the base ellipse from two opposite corners of the enclosing rectangle.

Diameter

Creates an ellipsoid by defining the length of each axis.

Vertical

Draws the base ellipse perpendicular to the construction plane.

FromFoci

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

 

MarkFoci

Places a point object at the focus locations.

AroundCurve

Draws the base ellipse perpendicular to the picked point on a curve. The third axis will be tangent to the curve.

VerticalFaces

Number of faces along the first axis.

 

AroundFaces

Number of faces around the first axis.

 

CapFaceStyle (Tri/Quad)

Select to use triangle or quad faces at the poles.

See also

Ellipsoid

Draw a solid ellipsoid.

SubDEllipsoid

Creates a Subdivision ellipsoid object.

 

 

 

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