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Draw Ellipses
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To draw an elliptical arc using start and end angles

  1. Click Draw menu Ellipse Arc.At the Command prompt, enter ellipse.
  2. Specify endpoints for the first axis (1 and 2).
  3. Specify a distance to define half the length of the second axis (3).
  4. Specify the start angle (4).
  5. Specify the end angle (5).

    The elliptical arc is drawn counterclockwise between the start point and endpoint.

 Toolbar: Draw 
 Command entry: ELLIPSE