Part Ellipsoid

Description
A Part Ellipsoid is a parametric solid that can be created with the  Part Primitives command. In the coordinate system defined by its property, the axes of the ellipsoid are aligned with the X, Y and Z axes, and therefore its center is positioned at the origin.

A Part Ellipsoid can be truncated at the top and/or bottom by changing its and/or  properties. It can be turned into a segment of an ellipsoid by changing its property.



Usage
See Part Primitives.

Example


A Part Ellipsoid object created with the scripting example below is shown here.

Properties
See also: Property editor.

A Part Ellipsoid object is derived from a Part Feature object and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data
The object has the same attachment properties as a Part Part2DObject.


 * By default the minor radius parallel to the Z-axis,
 * By default the major radius parallel to the XY plane, it is also the maximum radius of the circular cross section
 * By default the major radius parallel to the YZ plane, it is also the maximum radius of the angular cross section
 * Lower truncation of the ellipsoid, parallel to the circular cross section (-90 degrees in a full spheroid)
 * Upper truncation of the ellipsoid, parallel to the circular cross section (90 degrees in a full spheroid)
 * Angle of rotation of the elliptical cross section (360 degrees in a full spheroid)

Scripting
A Part Ellipsoid is created with the method of the document.


 * Where is the name for the object. The name must be unique for the entire document.
 * The function returns the newly created object.

The is the user editable name for the object. It can be easily changed by

You can access and modify attributes of the object. For example, you may wish to modify the three radii and the three angles of the ellipsoid.

The result will be a part of an ellipsoid.

You can change its placement and orientation with: