View source for LPE: Ellipse from Points

This page describes inkscape's Live Path Effects "Ellipse from Points" introduced in inkscape 0.93.

=== GUI Parameters ===
[[File:LPE_pts2ellipse_GUI.png]]<br>

# '''Method:''' select from
## '''Auto ellipse:''' if the path contains 2...4 nodes, a circle is created; if the path contains more than 5 nodes, an ellipse is created. Note, that a circle is properly defined with either 2 or 3 points and an ellipse requires at least 5 points.
## '''Circle only:''' similar to Auto Ellipse, but now a circle is always fitted. Requires a path with at least 2 nodes.
## '''Isonometric ellipse:''' uses the first 2 edges to construct an isonometric ellipse.
# '''Arc:''' if checked, generates an (open) elliptic arc.
# '''Other Arc side:''' if checked, uses the opposite side for the arc (only has an effect when Arc is selected).
# '''Slice Arc:''' if checked, generates a sliced arc (only has an effect when Arc is selected).
# '''Frame (isonometric rectangle):''' if checked, generates an isonometric rectangle &nbsp;– a frame &nbsp;– around the ellipse.
# '''Axes:''' if checked, generates the (main) axes of the ellipse.
# '''Axes rotation:''' rotates the whole ellipse including the resulting nodes, frame and axes (unit: [deg]).
# '''Source Path:''' if checked, generates the source path. This is useful for modifing the source path and hence the resulting ellipse.

=== Examples ===
[[File:Pts2ellipseTests.png]]

[https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/uploads/8fe0011ca8f3b528d303915a187b9c93/pts2ellipseTests.svg Example svg file for inkscape]

[https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/uploads/dfc3681e39e303de4acbc42846565890/pts2ellipseTests.pdf Example saved as pdf file]