ELLIPSE

What it does

ELLIPSE draws an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the X and Y axes. Both radii come from the bounding box corner that you click.

Where to find it

• Ribbon: there is no Ribbon button. Right-click in the drawing area › Draw › Ellipse.
• Command line: ELLIPSE (alias EL)

Steps

1. Type EL and press Enter. The prompt reads ELLIPSE: specify the center.
2. Click the centre point.
3. At ELLIPSE: specify a corner (sets both radii), click a corner of the box. The X distance is the horizontal radius and the Y distance is the vertical radius.

Note: For a tilted ellipse, draw it and then use ROTATE.

Try it: Oval mirror over a bathroom vanity

A bathroom elevation of the kind interior designers show clients: a vanity cabinet and an oval mirror with a double frame.

1. Vanity cabinet: REC 0,0, then 1200 Tab 550 Enter.
2. Countertop: REC -50,550, then 1300 Tab 40 Enter.
3. Door split: L 600,0 Enter @0,550 Enter, then Esc.
4. Mirror: type EL, Enter, 600,1400, Enter (centre), then @300,450 and Enter. The ellipse is 600 wide and 900 mm high.
5. Inner frame line: EL 600,1400, then @270,420.

Challenge: Draw a flat ellipse EL 600,570 @200,120 as a countertop basin in a plan view.

See also

• CIRCLE