create_ellipse#

Modeler2D.create_ellipse(origin, major_radius, ratio, is_covered=True, name=None, material=None, non_model=False, **kwargs)[source]#

Create an ellipse.

Parameters:

originlist of float: Center Position of the ellipse
major_radiusflost: Length of the major axis of the ellipse
ratiofloat: Ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the ellipse
is_coveredbool: Specify whether the ellipse is a sheet (covered) or a line object
namestr, default=None: Name of the object. The default is None. If None , a unique name NewObject_xxxxxx will be assigned)
materialstr, default=None: Name of the material. The default is None. If None, the default material is assigned.
non_modelbool, optional: Either if create the new object as model or non-model. The default is False.
**kwargsoptional: Additional keyword arguments may be passed when creating the primitive to set properties. See pyaedt.modeler.cad.object3d.Object3d for more details.

Returns:

pyaedt.modeler.cad.object3d.Object3d: Object 3d.

References

>>> oEditor.CreateEllipse

Examples

>>> ellipse1 = aedtapp.modeler.create_ellipse([0, -2, -2], 4.0, 0.2)
>>> ellipse2 = aedtapp.modeler.create_ellipse(origin=[0, -2, -2], major_radius=4.0, ratio=0.2,
...                                           name="MyEllipse", material="Copper")