Ellipse object

On the ribbon Draw tab, in the Shapes group, select Ellipse to draw ellipses, chords, arcs, and rings (see the following figures).

Tip: The Ring style is particularly useful when you are creating plumbing drawings.

To create an ellipse, use the following steps:

1. Click in the drawing area and drag the mouse/cursor to create an ellipse shape.

2. Release the mouse button to stop drawing the ellipse.

3. Use the Object Properties dialog to change the shape to a chord, arc, or ring.

4. Double-click on the object to view the Object Properties dialog.

   

Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following parameters for the ellipse:

• Style: Specify the object style by selecting Ellipse, Arc, Chord, or Ring from the drop-down list. Next, select Left-Bottom, Left-Top, Right-Bottom, or Right-Top from the Style list to choose the quadrant into which the ellipse is drawn.

  For example to represent a half-circle pipe, create two Ring objects. Specify one as Left-Bottom and the other as Right-Bottom then join the two objects to create a half-pipe.

• Line: Specify a line style for the ellipse border by clicking the No Line, Solid Line, or Dashed Line button.

• Color: Specify the ellipse borderline color by clicking the Color button to open the Color dialog. Click the color to select it, then close the dialog.

• Weight: Specify a line width for the ellipse border by typing a number representing the line width (in pixels) into the text box provided.

  Note: Dashed lines/borders of weight greater than 1 are not supported in projects running on Windows Embedded.

• Fill: To specify whether the ellipse is filled, click No Fill or Fill.

  If you select the Fill option, specify a fill color by clicking on the Color button. When the Color dialog displays, click on a color to select it and close the dialog.