ellipsoid

This command draws an ellipsoid in the geometry.

Inline mode usage

ellipsoid -h
Displays the help file that summarizes the parameters for this command.
ellipsoid –n <name> -p <center_x> <center_y> <center_z> <radius_x> <radius_yz>
Draws an ellipse centered at the given point, and with the specified radii.

Interactive mode usage

Invocation
ellipsoid
Parameters
  • Center of the ellipse
  • Radius along the Y and Z axes
  • Radius along the X axis.

Example

>ellipsoid
Select center [x y z]: 0 0 0
Set major radius: 3
Set minor radius: 1
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Result

Figure 1. Resulting ellipsoid