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The [[Image:Sketcher_CreateEllipseBy3Points.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_CreateEllipseBy3Points|Sketcher CreateEllipseBy3Points]] tool creates an ellipse by the endpoints of one of its axes and a point along the ellipse. {{Version|0.22}}: This is in effect the same tool as [[Sketcher_CreateEllipseByCenter|Sketcher CreateEllipseByCenter]] but with a different initial mode.
The [[Image:Sketcher_CreateEllipseBy3Points.svg|24px]] [[Sketcher_CreateEllipseBy3Points|Sketcher CreateEllipseBy3Points]] tool creates an ellipse by the endpoints of one of its axes and a point along the ellipse. {{Version|0.22}}: This is in effect the same tool as [[Sketcher_CreateEllipseByCenter|Sketcher CreateEllipseByCenter]] but with a different initial mode.

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{{Caption|The sequence of clicks is indicated by yellow arrows with numbers.<br>
1 is the periapsis, 2 is the apoapsis, 3 is the point defining the minor diameter,<br>
a is the major diameter, b is the minor diameter (green lines),<br>
c is the ellipse center and f are the focal points.<br>
The blue lines are construction lines for illustration purposes.}}


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Sketcher CreateEllipseBy3Points

Menu location
Sketch → Sketcher geometries → Create ellipse by 3 points
Workbenches
Sketcher
Default shortcut
G 3 E
Introduced in version
0.15
See also
None

Description

The Sketcher CreateEllipseBy3Points tool creates an ellipse by the endpoints of one of its axes and a point along the ellipse. introduced in version 0.22: This is in effect the same tool as Sketcher CreateEllipseByCenter but with a different initial mode.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the tool:
  2. For further steps see Sketcher CreateEllipseByCenter.

Peculiarities

See Sketcher CreateEllipseByCenter.