Ellipse

The Ellipse curve tool creates an elliptically-shaped curve in the plane of the current UCS or a plane parallel to the UCS plane.

1. Select Construct tab > Curves panel > Other Methods > Ellipse to display the Ellipse dialog.
2. Optionally enter a curve name in the Name field, or leave the default name.
3. Enter the coordinates of the Axis endpoint (A),or click the Pick point button to pick it in the graphics window.
4. Enter the coordinates of the Axis endpoint (B), or click the Pick point button to pick it in the graphics window.
5. Enter the Height of the ellipse above the axis. The total height of the ellipse is 2*Height.
6. Optionally enter an Elevation amount, if you want the curve to be on a plane parallel to the current UCS plane.
7. Optionally select Create as arcs and lines, to convert the curve into arcs and lines.
8. Optionally click the Preview button to see the results of the current settings in the Graphics window.
9. Click OK.