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Object Editing an Ellipsoid

Figure (eo-ellg): Object Edit; Ellipse viewed from 45,45 preset

mged> e ellg
mged>
Select the 45,45 button menu entry.
Select the Object Illum button menu entry.
Move the cursor outside the menu area and select twice.

Control is again passed from the OBJ PICK state through the OBJ PATH state to the OBJ EDIT state. When editing a cylinder, ellipsoid, or torus, the coordinates of the primitives are set relative to the center of the primitive, and are not changed by any translation of the primitive. Figure (eo-ellg) represents the display.




Wed Feb 16 13:46:53 EST 1994