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Draw an Ellipse in AutoCAD with ELLIPSE

Lesson notes for the CAD Land video — the exact command, what it does, and how to repeat it on your own drawing.

AutoCAD · 2026-10-03

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⌨️ Command used in this video

ELELLIPSE — Ellipse by axis endpointsSee it in the command dictionary →

📝 How to do it yourself

Type EL and press Enter.
Click the first endpoint of one axis.
Click the other endpoint of the same axis.
Drag or type the distance to the second axis.

ℹ️ What ELLIPSE actually does

Draws an ellipse defined by two axis endpoints. It supports true elliptical arcs as well as full ellipses.

When to use it

Use it for tables, basins, oval openings and any shape that is a stretched circle.

⚠️ Common mistakes

Trying to scale a CIRCLE non-uniformly instead of using ELLIPSE from the start.
Forgetting that ellipses cannot be offset with the same clean result as polylines in older versions.

🔗 Related commands

CIRCLE SPLINE ELLIPSE ARC

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