Draft Ellipse

Description
The Draft Ellipse tool creates an ellipse in the current working 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.

A Draft Ellipse can be turned into an elliptical arc by setting its and  properties to different values.



Usage

 * 1) There are several ways to invoke the tool:
 * 2) * Press the button.
 * 3) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 4) * Use the keyboard shortcut: then.
 * 5) Click the first point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the  button.
 * 6) Click the second point in the 3D view, or type coordinates and press the  button.

Options

 * To enter coordinates manually, simply enter the numbers, then press between each X, Y and Z component. You can press the  button when you have the desired values to insert the point.
 * Press or click the checkbox to toggle relative mode. If relative mode is on, the coordinates of the second point are relative to the first one; if not, they are absolute, taken from the origin (0,0,0).
 * 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.
 * Hold while drawing to force snapping your point to the nearest snap location, independently of the distance.
 * Hold while drawing to constrain your second point horizontally or vertically in relation to the first one.
 * Press or the  button to abort the current tool.

Data

 * : specifies the angle of the first point of the ellipse; normally 0&#176;.
 * : specifies the angle of the last point of the ellipse; normally 0&#176;.
 * : specifies the major radius of the ellipse.
 * : specifies the minor radius of the ellipse.
 * : specifies if the Ellipse makes a face or not. If it is a face is created, otherwise only the perimeter is considered part of the object. This property only works if the shape is a full ellipse.

View

 * : specifies a Draft Pattern with which to fill the face of the shape. This property only works if is, and if  is "Flat Lines".
 * : specifies the size of the Draft Pattern.

Scripting
See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

To create a Draft Ellipse use the method of the Draft module:


 * Creates an object with given major  and minor  radius in millimeters.
 * The bigger value will be used for the major radius (X axis) if no other placement is given.
 * If is  the shape is created at the origin.
 * If is, the ellipse will make a face, that is, it will appear filled.

Example: