# Ellipse in Shapr?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ellipse-in-shapr/1970>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ellipse-in-shapr/1970 "2018-01-05T20:53:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gmarosi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@Gmarosi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gmarosi)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ellipse-in-shapr/1970/1 "2018-01-05T20:53:20Z")

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Could you help me how to draw an ellipse?  
Thanks,  
Gabriel

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ellipse-in-shapr/1970/2 "2018-01-05T20:55:21Z")

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Currently there’s one way to do it:

- draw a closed spline with 4 control points (1 starting point, 3 clicks with the pencil, connect the end of the last line with the starting point)
- adjust the control points to get an ellipse

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**Author:** ![Gmarosi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@Gmarosi](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gmarosi)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ellipse-in-shapr/1970/3 "2018-01-05T21:10:29Z")

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Thanks, tried it works.  
Gabriel

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**Author:** ![Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/gabor_shapr3d/32/235_2.png) [@Gabor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gabor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ellipse-in-shapr/1970/4 "2018-01-05T22:39:14Z")

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You’re welcome! 🙂