Ellipsoid

Creates a solid ellipsoid with options for from the corners of a bounding box, axis endpoints, from foci, and around a curve.

Steps:

Options

Note: The options for the base ellipse are the same as for the Ellipse command.

Default

Corner

Diameter

FromFoci

AroundCurve

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Solid > Ellipsoid: From Center

Ellipsoid > Ellipsoid: From Center

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Solid > Ellipsoid > From Center

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MeshEllipsoid

Creates a polygon mesh ellipsoid.

Steps:

Options

Note: The mesh version has additional options for the number of mesh faces.

1stDirFaces

Number of faces in the first direction.

2ndDirFaces

Number of faces in the second direction.

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Mesh > Ellipsoid: From Center

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Mesh > Polygon Mesh Primitives > Ellipsoid

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Paraboloid

Creates a parabolic surface from the focus or vertex locations.

Steps:

Options

Note: The options for the base parabola are the same as for the Parabola command.

Focus (default)

Vertex

Cap

Caps the paraboloid to make a solid.

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Solid > Paraboloid

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Solid > Paraboloid > Focus, Direction

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