Ellipse - Region

Click the Draw | Region | Ellipse command to create an ellipse region in the plot document. You can obtain information on selected portions of the map for defined regions with the Analysis | Data | Records in Regions command.

 

Ellipse Properties

Ellipses contain two types of properties: line properties and fill properties. You can change these properties in the Property Manager.

 

Drawing an Ellipse

To draw an ellipse:

  1. Click the Draw | Region | Ellipse command .

  2. Press and hold the left mouse button at one corner of the bounding box of the ellipse.

  3. Drag the cursor to the opposite corner of the ellipse. The size of the ellipse’s bounding box appears in the status bar as it is drawn.

  4. Release the left mouse button when the ellipse is the preferred size and shape.

  5. Press the ESC key to exit drawing mode.

 

Drawing a Circle

To draw a circle, hold down the CTRL key while dragging the mouse to draw a circle rather than an ellipse.

 

Drawing Tips

See Also

Rectangle - Region

Polygon - Region

Buffer

Define Region

Add Region

Clear Region

Records in Regions

Draw Tab Commands