Re: Why are there no nodes on the major and minor axis?

Again, "editing" the ellipses will prove the easy way.  In the case of
the  
dashed line "in back", I would duplicate the ellipse and edit each
one,  
creatng two hal-ellipses.

-tom

>
> Sorry about the poor quality tiff .  I have attached a better image this
> time.
>
> "Hemmick Reef" <hemmickreef@btinternet.com> wrote in
message
> news:4606d06c_2@cnews...
>>
>> I have attached a file to show what I mean.  I hope it makes sense.
>>
>> "Hendrik" <funkmandu@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4606b7fa$1_3@cnews...
>>>
>>> I don't fully understand what you're trying to accomplish, can you 

>>> attach
>>> a
>>> picture?
>>>
>>> "Hemmick Reef" <hemmickreef@btinternet.com> wrote
in message
>>> news:4606762b$1_1@cnews...
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am a technical illustrator by profession and I am in the
process of
>>>> trying the demo of Corel Designer 12.
>>>> I have been using Freehand V.9 up until now, and have been
looking  
>>>> into
>>>> Isodraw (formerly produced by Itedo).
>>>> But I am impressed with the capabilities of Designer 12 since
try it,
>>>> but
>>>> I have discovered a major problem with ellipses:
>>>>
>>>> When I need to cut an ellipse on its major axis there are no
nodes for
>>>> snapping which makes it awkward for cutting, especially on a
custom
>>>> projected axis.
>>>> I trace off complex drawings in my work, where I need to set
custom
>>>> axis.
>>>> The extrusion tool can help in some cases but not when complex
shapes
>>>> involving ellipses need to be drawn and manipulated.
>>>>
>>>> I hope I am missing how to do this so can anybody help?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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>

Thanks for the help I think I am there now.

"tom" <tom@gtflash.net> wrote in message
news:op.tpuslqioh6aw3r@daddy2...
>
> Again, "editing" the ellipses will prove the easy way.  In the
case of the 
> dashed line "in back", I would duplicate the ellipse and edit
each one, 
> creatng two hal-ellipses.
>
> -tom
>
>>
>> Sorry about the poor quality tiff .  I have attached a better image
this
>> time.
>>
>> "Hemmick Reef" <hemmickreef@btinternet.com> wrote in
message
>> news:4606d06c_2@cnews...
>>>
>>> I have attached a file to show what I mean.  I hope it makes
sense.
>>>
>>> "Hendrik" <funkmandu@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:4606b7fa$1_3@cnews...
>>>>
>>>> I don't fully understand what you're trying to accomplish, can
you 
>>>> attach
>>>> a
>>>> picture?
>>>>
>>>> "Hemmick Reef" <hemmickreef@btinternet.com>
wrote in message
>>>> news:4606762b$1_1@cnews...
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am a technical illustrator by profession and I am in the
process of
>>>>> trying the demo of Corel Designer 12.
>>>>> I have been using Freehand V.9 up until now, and have been
looking 
>>>>> into
>>>>> Isodraw (formerly produced by Itedo).
>>>>> But I am impressed with the capabilities of Designer 12
since try it,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I have discovered a major problem with ellipses:
>>>>>
>>>>> When I need to cut an ellipse on its major axis there are
no nodes for
>>>>> snapping which makes it awkward for cutting, especially on
a custom
>>>>> projected axis.
>>>>> I trace off complex drawings in my work, where I need to
set custom
>>>>> axis.
>>>>> The extrusion tool can help in some cases but not when
complex shapes
>>>>> involving ellipses need to be drawn and manipulated.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope I am missing how to do this so can anybody help?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>