Ellipsoid

Figure 1. Ellipsoid

An ellipsoid is a type of spherical shape that is defined by a radius along a primary axis and a radius along a secondary axis. This allows you to create oblong shapes like the one shown in figure 1. As with the spherical part you can specify how many segments you want to use along each axis to define the part.>/p>

Ellipsoid Properties

These properties are specific to ellipsoid only.

Latitude Segments
The number of segments to use for the latitude direction.
Default value:  20
Acceptable range:  any number greater than 9

Longtitude Segments
The number of segments to use for the longtitude direction.
Default value:  20
Acceptable range:  any number greater than 9

Major Axis Radius
The radius along the major axis of the ellipsoid.
Default value:  30 mm
Acceptable range:  any number greater than zero

Minor Axis Radius
The radius along the minor axis of the ellipsoid.
Default value:  10 mm
Acceptable range:  any number greater than zero