# Ellipse Element

Contains elements specifying the x- and y-coordinates of the ellipse's center point and two points on the ellipse.

The X and Y elements specify the x- and y-coordinates of the center point. The A and B elements specify the x- and y-coordinates of one point on the ellipse; the C and D elements specify the x- and y-coordinates of the other point.

## Syntax

    <Ellipse
        [IX]
        [Del]>
    </Ellipse>

## Attributes

IX

Optional int. The one-based index of the element within its parent element.

Del

Optional boolean. A flag indicating whether the element is deleted locally. A value of 1 indicates that the element is deleted locally.

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | Ellipse
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | Unbounded

## Element information

Parent elements

Geom

Child elements

X

Y

A

B

C

D

## Remarks

A Geom element that contains an Ellipse or InfiniteLine element should not contain any of the following elements: MoveTo, LineTo, ArcTo, EllipticalArcTo, PolylineTo, NURBSTo, SplineStart, or SplineKnot.

## See also

Ellipse row (Geometry section)

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