Draft Ellipse

Description
The Draft Ellipse command 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 command:
 * 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 command will restart after you finish the shape, allowing you to draw another one without pressing the command 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 command.

Properties
See also: Property editor.

A Draft Ellipse object is derived from a Part Part2DObject and inherits all its properties. It also has the following additional properties:

Data

 * : (read-only) specifies the area of the face of the ellipse. The value will be if  if  or the face cannot be created.
 * : specifies the angle of the first point of the ellipse, normally.
 * : specifies the angle of the last point of the ellipse, normally.
 * : specifies the major 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.
 * : specifies the minor radius of the ellipse.

View

 * : specifies the Draft Pattern with which to fill the face of the ellipse. This property only works if is  and if  is.
 * : 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. This method replaces the deprecated method.


 * 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: